Started on Sep 3, 2026.
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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
Burning near Laguna Yema in Argentina, an active wildfire has consumed 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 23 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current reach and high temperature of the burning front.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that typically runs from December to March. Across the country, 713,932 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 83% below the two-decade average.
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 1,013,441 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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