Started on Sep 25, 2026.
Bolivia todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Bolivia's dry season is currently seeing active wildfire activity near Municipio Pailón, where satellites are picking up an intense heat signature. Having started on September 25, 2026, the fire has spread to encompass 14 nearby heat detections picked up over the last 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the active front.
The blaze has reached a size of 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres. This fire burns against a broader national backdrop in Bolivia, where 1,037,400 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 84% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 1,331,157 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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