Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Sep 9), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Sep 9) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza (Sep 9) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 45 km northeast of Nueva Esperanza.

Summary written on Sep 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active Wildfire near Nueva Esperanza in Argentina, where nine heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the spread. Having started on September 9, 2026, the blaze has consumed 330 hectares, which equals 815 acres.

This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 771,788 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 81 percent below the country's two-decade average. While the typical fire season in the region runs from December to March, this active event demonstrates current year-round fire risks.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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