Wildfire near Quimilí
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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 has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 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 644,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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