Started on Sep 25, 2026.
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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 an intense heat signature over an active wildfire spanning 480 hectares (1,186 acres) near Pozo Ramón, Argentina. The incident, which began on September 25, 2026, has registered 26 thermal detections over the past 48 hours.
This event unfolds during a year when 885,149 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 78% below the two-decade average, despite the typical fire season running from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 885,149 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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