Wildfire near Ouricuri
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Ouricuri, Brazil, with 13 thermal detections registered over the past 48 hours mapping the current spread of the front. Having started on September 5, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 330 hectares, which equals 815 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader landscape reflects a much lower overall impact, as 4,909,573 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for less than a 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 Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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