Started on Sep 26, 2026.
Argentina todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Taco Pozo, Argentina, which has scorched 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on September 26, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected 13 heat signatures clustered nearby, indicating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during a wider national context in which 926,794 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 77% below the country's two-decade average. This activity occurs ahead of the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 926,794 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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