Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
An active wildfire is burning near Santa Rosa, Bolivia, having started on November 4, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature along the front, alongside sixteen heat detections over the past forty-eight hours.
The fire's current footprint is roughly 300 hectares, or 741 acres, by satellite estimate based on active hotspots. This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 1,623,271 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,623,271 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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