Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 40 km southeast of Roboré.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Roboré, Bolivia, where satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front along with twelve heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, indicating the extent of the spread since the fire started on November 14, 2026. The estimated size of the fire is roughly 300 hectares, or 741 acres, based on satellite hotspot estimates.
The fire is burning during the typical fire season, known locally as the dry season. This event unfolds within a broader national context where 1,759,021 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 72 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,759,021 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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