Started on Sep 28, 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
Burning near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, an active wildfire has scorched 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on September 28, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, while 33 separate heat detections cluster nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape remains far below historical norms, with 954,103 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 77% decrease compared to the country's two-decade average.
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 990,020 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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