Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Bolivia todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Municipio Charagua, Bolivia, where 12 separate heat detections have clustered across the area over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the flames have spread.
The fire has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, after sparking on September 29, 2026, during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a wider national context in which 1,143,301 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 82 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,143,301 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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