Wildfire near Pedro Juan Caballero
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, which has grown to encompass 300 hectares, or 741 acres. Orbital monitoring over the past 48 hours has registered 12 distinct heat detections in the vicinity, illustrating the localized spread of the active front.
Having started on August 28, 2026, the ongoing blaze unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 511,121 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 83% below the country's two-decade average. This activity occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which generally runs during the southern summer from roughly November to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Paraguay for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 ha (2,471 acres) — about 10 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 Paraguay
Across Paraguay, roughly 526,100 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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