Started on Aug 3, 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 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 burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 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 842,355 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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