Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Aug 31 · NE #2)
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 the city of Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia. Having started on August 31, 2026, satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 26 heat detections over the past 48 hours show how far the fire has spread in the area.
This incident occurs during the typical fire season, characterized locally as the dry season. Within the broader national landscape, a total of 791,358 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that stands 88% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 791,358 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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