Wildfire near San Francisco del Monte de Oro
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near San Francisco del Monte de Oro, Argentina, which has scorched 350 hectares (865 acres) since it started on August 20, 2026. Across the immediate area, fourteen heat detections have been registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, mapping the extent of the spread in this region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 599,838 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 85 percent below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 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 599,838 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 85% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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