Started on Oct 5, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Municipio San Joaquin, Bolivia, where 13 recent heat detections cluster across the area to indicate how far the fire has spread.
The fire has consumed 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on October 5, 2026, during the dry season. This event unfolds within a broader national context where 1,250,416 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 80% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 1,250,416 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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