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🇧🇴 Bolivia: wildfires in August 2026

Over the month, kanari archived 94 significant fire ignitions in Bolivia (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.

94
significant fires
5
still active
0
with verified witnesses
0
with aircraft observed
595
peak power (MW)
"In August 2026, kanari detected 94 significant wildfires in Bolivia, 5 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 595 MW."
Source: kanari.io, NASA FIRMS, GOES and Meteosat MTG satellites plus AI-verified witness reports. Freely citable (CC BY 4.0).

Fire ignitions per day

032026-08-03: 4042026-08-04: 2052026-08-05: 2062026-08-06: 8072026-08-07: 4082026-08-08: 11092026-08-09: 4102026-08-10: 3112026-08-11: 5122026-08-12: 10132026-08-13: 2142026-08-14: 3152026-08-15: 13162026-08-16: 5172026-08-17: 8202026-08-20: 6212026-08-21: 3222026-08-22: 1

Most powerful fires of the month

PlaceFirst detection (UTC)DetectionsMW
Pailón11 Aug, 21:52102595
Uyuni15 Aug, 12:291380
Riberalta4 Aug, 16:1610310
Nueva Manoa17 Aug, 18:0642274
Viacha9 Aug, 15:5619263
Viacha9 Aug, 15:567263
Mineros15 Aug, 23:2334250
Tiquipaya8 Aug, 17:205226
Santa Ana de Yacuma8 Aug, 16:3621221
Lahuachaca15 Aug, 17:361204

Cite these figures

kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Bolivia, August 2026: 94 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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