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Wildfire near Medicilândia (Nov 13)

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
500 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
2 days
from Nov 13, 2026
Wildfire near Medicilândia (Nov 13) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 70 km north of Medicilândia.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature near Medicilândia, Brazil, as an active wildfire continues to burn in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October. First detected on November 13, 2026, the ongoing blaze has prompted twenty-three heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, indicating a spreading front that covers a rough satellite estimate of 500 hectares, or 1,236 acres.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 12,466,195 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 60% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 500 ha (1,236 acres) — about 5.0 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 Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 12,466,195 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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