Wildfire near Puerto Padre
Started on Jul 28, 2026.
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Puerto Padre in Cuba, an active wildfire spanning 150 hectares (371 acres) has been tracked by satellites registering seven heat detections over the past 48 hours, signaling ongoing local spread since it began on July 28, 2026.
Orbiting sensors are picking up a moderate heat intensity from the fire front, illustrating the steady release of thermal energy as the blaze maintains its active status in the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.
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