Wildfire near Las Lajitas
Started on Sep 3, 2026.
Argentina today7 daysSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire is currently burning near Las Lajitas, Argentina, having scorched 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. Orbiting sensors are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 15 satellite heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of thermal anomalies in the surrounding landscape.
This incident occurs during a broader national context where 713,932 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 83% below the two-decade average. For 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 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 771,788 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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