Started on Sep 26, 2026.
Argentina todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Las Lomitas, Argentina, where sensors have registered 14 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours alone. Spanning 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on September 26, 2026, the blaze continues to actively burn in a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
This incident unfolds against a much wider national backdrop of reduced fire activity across Argentina. So far in 2026, a total of 926,794 hectares have burned nationwide, a figure that remains 77% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 880 ha (2,175 acres) — about 8.8 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 926,794 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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