Started on Sep 3, 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 from an active wildfire burning near Puerto Casado, Paraguay, with 14 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 3, 2026, the blaze has grown to 350 hectares, or 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during a period when the nation's broader fire activity remains well below historical norms. Across the country, 545,792 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
Typically, the region's fire season occurs during the southern summer, roughly running from November to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 Paraguay
Across Paraguay, roughly 740,857 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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