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 intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Municipio Ixiamas, Bolivia, which began on November 4, 2026. This ongoing fire has sparked thirty-six heat detections in the past forty-eight hours, illustrating the active spread across the area.
The blaze has reached an estimated size of 880 hectares, or 2,175 acres, determined through satellite hotspot analysis. The activity is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which is the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 1,605,403 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 75% 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 880 ha (2,175 acres) — about 8.8 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 1,623,271 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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