Wildfire near Pampa de los Guanacos
Started on Sep 10, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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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 an active wildfire burning near Pampa de los Guanacos, Argentina, where 14 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire front. The blaze, which started on September 10, 2026, has grown to encompass 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. On a national level, the wildfire adds to a broader context of 784,148 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 81% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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 784,148 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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