Started on Aug 31, 2026.
Bolivia today7 daysYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, or 741 acres, is currently burning near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, having started on August 30, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 13 heat detections over the past 48 hours, signaling active spread across the area.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 754,047 hectares have burned across Bolivia so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 88% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 942,179 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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