Started on Sep 18, 2026.
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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 União, Brazil, where 28 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 650 hectares or 1,606 acres, began on September 18, 2026, and is actively burning during the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national context where 6,215,078 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 80% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 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 Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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