Wildfire near San Pedro de Macorís
Started on Jul 30, 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).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active 180-hectare (445-acre) wildfire burning in the Dominican Republic. Sensors have recorded 8 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the blaze.
First reported on July 30, 2026, the active fire continues to impact the area near San Pedro de Macorís.
In context
This wildfire burned in Dominican Republic for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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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