Wildfire near Sagua la Grande (Aug 4)
Started on Aug 4, 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 Sagua la Grande, Cuba, an active wildfire has consumed 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on August 2, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while NASA FIRMS has registered six heat detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the local spread of the fire.
This incident is occurring against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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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