Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Aug 30 · SW)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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 has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 754,047 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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