Wildfire near La Cruz

Active · 300 ha (741 acres) · started 2026-09-08 · updated 2026-09-08

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Summary in preparation.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

Across Argentina, roughly 737,532 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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