Started on Sep 24, 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
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Rivadavia, Argentina, which began on September 24, 2026. The fire has generated 14 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread in the area.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. On a broader scale, Argentina has recorded 880,555 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 1,010,321 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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