Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
An active wildfire is burning near Municipio Exaltación in Bolivia, having started on October 26, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 16 heat detections in the past 48 hours clustering nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread.
The incident has reached a rough satellite estimate of 380 hectares, equivalent to 939 acres, derived from the number of satellite hotspots. Across the country, 1,518,972 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 76 percent 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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 1,518,972 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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