Started on Sep 26, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature has been detected by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near Municipio San Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, where 13 heat detections have been registered in the last 48 hours.
This fire is occurring during the dry season. The wider context shows that 1,071,206 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, which is 83% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 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 1,222,096 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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