Started on Sep 8, 2026.
Argentina today7 days
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense heat signature is currently being detected by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near La Cruz, Argentina. Having started on September 8, 2026, the blaze has generated 15 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the fire front in the area.
This incident unfolds during a wider national fire landscape where 755,217 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 82% below the two-decade average. While the typical fire season in the region runs from December to March, this active event near La Cruz demonstrates localized fire activity outside that traditional window.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 1,011,727 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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