Wildfire near La Dorada
Started on Sep 9, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near La Dorada, Colombia, where 12 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across 300 hectares (741 acres). Having started on September 9, 2026, the fire continues to burn actively through the local landscape.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. The broader wildfire activity in Colombia remains below historical norms, with 973,272 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 53% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Colombia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Colombia
Across Colombia, roughly 973,272 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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