Wildfire near Municipio de San Martín Dos
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Municipio de San Martín Dos, Argentina, where 16 heat detections over the last 48 hours trace the current spread of the fire front. The blaze, which started on August 3, 2026, has grown to encompass 400 hectares, or 988 acres.
This incident unfolds during an unusually quiet regional period, as the local fire season typically runs from December to March. Furthermore, the broader national landscape reflects this subdued activity: Argentina has recorded 566,398 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 86% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 566,398 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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