Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Sep 9)
Started on Sep 9, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, where 10 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The fire has consumed 380 hectares (939 acres) since it started on September 9, 2026, within the typical fire season known as the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 904,777 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 86% below the two-decade average.
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 904,777 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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