Wildfire near Macuspana (Aug 2)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Macuspana, Mexico, an active wildfire spanning 180 hectares (445 acres) that started on August 2, 2026, is currently exhibiting a moderate heat signature as detected by satellites, with seven heat signatures recorded nearby in the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during a broader fire context in Mexico, where 1,268,128 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 71% below the two-decade average. Typically, the country experiences its primary fire season from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,314,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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