Wildfire near Laguna Yema (Sep 28), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Laguna Yema (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Laguna Yema (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 30 km east of Laguna Yema.

Summary written on Sep 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 400 hectares, or approximately 988 acres, is currently burning near Laguna Yema in Argentina, having started on September 28, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 32 distinct thermal detections recorded over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread of the fire across the area.

This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 990,020 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 76 percent below the two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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