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Wildfire near Municipio Exaltación (Aug 28)

Ended · 450 hectares (1,112 acres) · Started · Updated

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450Hectares1,112Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 28, 2026.

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

An active wildfire spanning 330 hectares (815 acres) has been burning near Municipio Exaltación, Bolivia, since its start on August 28, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 14 separate thermal detections registered by NASA FIRMS in the past 48 hours cluster nearby, illustrating the current spread of the blaze across the landscape.

The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, characterized by the dry season. Despite local flare-ups, the broader national picture shows a notable reduction in fire activity. So far in 2026, a total of 732,756 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that sits 89% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 943,091 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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