Started on Sep 16, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Santa Cruz do Piauí, Brazil, where 28 heat detections have been recorded over the last 48 hours. Having started on September 15, 2026, the fire has been burning for two days and has consumed 300 hectares, or approximately 741 acres, maintaining an average daily growth of about 150 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 5,624,790 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 82% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.
The bigger picture in Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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