Started on Sep 28, 2026.
Argentina today7 days
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Pozo del Tigre, Argentina, where 20 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 28, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 330 hectares, which equals 815 acres.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where the typical fire season runs from December to March. Across the country, 990,020 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a significant 76 percent decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 1,010,321 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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