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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
The story so far
About 25 km south of Mahaicony Village.
A moderate heat signature was detected by satellites following a wildfire that burned near Mahaicony Village in Guyana, with 27 thermal anomalies registered nearby. The fire started on October 26, 2026, and burned over the course of 2 days during the dry season before coming to an end.
By satellite estimate, the incident affected roughly 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
In context
This wildfire burned in Guyana for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
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