Started on Jul 24, 2026.
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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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire that has burned 580 hectares (1,433 acres) in Municipio de Ensenada, Mexico, since starting on July 24, 2026.
With 23 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, the fire continues to maintain an active presence across the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 4 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,323,805 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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