Wildfire near San Ignacio de Velasco (Jul 22)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
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 San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia, an active wildfire has expanded across 2,530 ha (6,252 acres) since it began on July 22, 2026.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 105 thermal detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the expansive spread and severe heat of the front.
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