Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 35 km northeast of Villa General Guemes.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Villa General Guemes, Argentina, with twenty-four heat detections over the last forty-eight hours mapping the extent of the fire's spread. The blaze, which started on November 8, 2026, has reached an estimated size of 350 hectares, or 865 acres, derived from the number of satellite hotspots.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Across the country, 1,076,388 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 74% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 1,076,388 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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