Wildfire near Simón Sarlat
Started on Aug 14, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning near Simón Sarlat, Mexico, where five heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the blaze. The fire has consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 14, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire picture in which 1,282,357 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the country's two-decade average. While the local fire season typically runs from March to June, this active blaze continues to burn near Simón Sarlat.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,315,613 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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