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Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Aug 21)

Ended · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
300Hectares741Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 21, 2026.

Argentina today7 days
12Fires · 7d96Hotspots 48h7,100Hectares · 7d
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Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Aug 21) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Aug 21) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

An active wildfire is currently burning near Nueva Esperanza, Argentina, having scorched 300 hectares (741 acres) since it began on August 21, 2026. Orbiting equipment is currently picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 12 distinct heat detections have been registered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident.

While this localized event unfolds, the broader national landscape shows a different trend. Across the country, 605,319 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 85% below the two-decade average. This activity occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km².

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.

The bigger picture in Argentina

Across Argentina, roughly 1,003,270 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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