🇦🇷 Argentina: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 107 significant fire ignitions in Argentina (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 107 significant wildfires in Argentina, 16 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 2134 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pozo del Tigre | 16 Aug, 14:52 | 121 | 2134 |
| Villa General Guemes | 3 Aug, 14:52 | 161 | 1496 |
| Villa General Guemes | 16 Aug, 16:12 | 27 | 985 |
| El Espinillo | 17 Aug, 18:52 | 14 | 633 |
| Pozo Hondo | 19 Aug, 15:27 | 72 | 610 |
| Tintina | 7 Aug, 17:47 | 57 | 522 |
| San Ramón de la Nueva Orán | 16 Aug, 14:17 | 13 | 455 |
| Villa Burruyacú | 15 Aug, 18:07 | 27 | 300 |
| Villa Burruyacú | 15 Aug, 18:07 | 26 | 300 |
| Villa Burruyacú | 20 Aug, 16:19 | 4 | 286 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Argentina, August 2026: 107 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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