Started on Sep 13, 2026.
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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 nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Novo Jardim, Brazil, where 14 separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the active front across the landscape. The blaze has consumed 350 hectares (865 acres) since it began on September 13, 2026, progressing within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape in Brazil, which has seen 5,517,902 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 82% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil 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 Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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