Started on Jul 22, 2026.
Bolivia today7 days
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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
Burning near Municipio Magdalena, Bolivia, an active wildfire has consumed 530 hectares (1,310 acres) since it began on July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, underscoring the severity of the blaze.
The active spread of the fire is further evidenced by 23 thermal heat detections registered in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 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 942,179 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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