Wildfire near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Santiago de Cuba — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Santiago de Cuba — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 15 km northwest of Santiago de Cuba.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, an active wildfire has consumed 100 ha (247 acres) since it started on 2026-07-28. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 4 heat detections registered in the past 48 hours show the ongoing spread of the blaze in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.