Wildfire near Paranatinga (Aug 12)
Started on Aug 12, 2026.
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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 an active wildfire near Paranatinga, Brazil, where 35 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the active front. Burning through an estimated 850 hectares, or 2,100 acres, since it started on August 12, 2026, the fire highlights the peak of the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October.
This localized disaster unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,580,053 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 92% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 850 ha (2,100 acres) — around 8.5 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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