Started on Aug 14, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire burning near Teapa, Mexico, has scorched 130 hectares (321 acres) since it began on August 14, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 13 separate heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during a wider national context in which 1,282,357 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 70% below the two-decade average. While the local blaze near Teapa is active, the broader region's typical fire season historically runs from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 1,333,497 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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