Started on Aug 26, 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 at the active wildfire burning near Quimilí, Argentina, where sensors have registered 12 heat detections in the past 48 hours to map the spread of the front. Having started on August 26, 2026, the blaze has consumed 300 hectares, which translates to 741 acres.
This incident occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows that 644,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 791,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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