Started on Sep 28, 2026.
Argentina today7 days
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
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.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 1,010,321 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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