Wildfire near Urbano Noris
Started on Aug 3, 2026.
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire near Urbano Noris, Cuba, with five heat detections logged over the past 48 hours. The blaze has expanded to cover 130 hectares, or 321 acres.
Burning in the vicinity of Urbano Noris, the fire has been active since July 30, 2026.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.
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