EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Mariscal Estigarribia

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
150 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 23, 2026
Wildfire near Mariscal Estigarribia — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Mariscal Estigarribia — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Mariscal Estigarribia in Paraguay, an active wildfire spanning 150 hectares (371 acres) that began on July 23, 2026, is currently generating an intense heat signature detected by satellites.

Surrounding the area, six recent NASA FIRMS heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate the extent of the ongoing thermal activity.

In context

This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.

The bigger picture in Paraguay

Across Paraguay, roughly 745,998 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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