Wildfire near Pedanía Achiras
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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).
An active wildfire spanning 450 hectares (1,112 acres) is currently burning near Pedanía Achiras, Argentina, after igniting on August 1, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 16 heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to map the current spread of the blaze.
This active fire unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 563,890 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 86 percent below the two-decade average. While the local incident remains active, Argentina's typical fire season spans from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 713,932 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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