Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 10 km south of Las Lomitas.
Propelled by an intense satellite heat signature and fourteen distinct heat detections in the past 48 hours, an active wildfire is currently burning near Las Lomitas, Argentina. The incident, which began on November 5, 2026, has reached a rough satellite-derived estimate of 330 hectares, or 815 acres.
This active fire unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 1,065,486 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 74% below the two-decade average. For this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 1,065,486 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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