Wildfire near Kilómetro 15
Started on Aug 16, 2026.
Argentina today7 days
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Kilómetro 15 in Argentina, an active wildfire has consumed 430 hectares, or 1,063 acres, since it started on August 16, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 18 thermal detections cluster closely nearby, mapping the active spread of the blaze across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. The wider national picture shows that 589,684 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 86% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 791,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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