Fire near Australie-Occidentale (AU)

21.19°S, 125.50°E · first detected on 20 October at 18:52

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 18:52 to 22 October at 19:56, that is 2 days, through 808 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 14,314 ha.

Detected extent: 14,314 ha
Cumulative power: 44,499 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 686 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 808
Estimated emissions: 27.8 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 20 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 5 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 07:47	1,594 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 07:37	4,203 MW	7	Him9
23 October at 07:27	5,794 MW	10	Him9
23 October at 07:17	3,068 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 07:07	1,346 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 06:57	1,633 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 06:47	1,103 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 06:37	1,675 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 06:27	285 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 06:17	2,157 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 06:07	1,837 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 05:57	2,566 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 05:47	1,337 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 05:37	441 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 05:27	178 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 05:17	163 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 04:57	371 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 04:37	1,071 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 04:27	1,127 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 04:07	347 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 03:57	643 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 03:47	181 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 03:37	453 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 03:27	382 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 03:17	77 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 02:27	213 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 02:17	144 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 02:07	531 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 01:27	1,187 MW	8	Him9
23 October at 01:17	630 MW	7	Him9
23 October at 01:07	465 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 00:27	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 23:37	115 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 23:27	118 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 23:17	84 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 23:07	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:57	86 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 22:47	249 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 21:37	161 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:27	73 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:07	85 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 20:17	37 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:56	24 MW	8	N
22 October at 19:47	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:17	43 MW	11	N21
22 October at 18:35	22 MW	16	N20
22 October at 18:13	15 MW	11	N
22 October at 15:57	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:47	50 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:37	205 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:27	98 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:17	34 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 15:07	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:57	15 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:27	32 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:17	102 MW	5	Terra
22 October at 14:17	68 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:57	78 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:47	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:37	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:17	61 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:07	81 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:57	297 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 10:47	277 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:37	322 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:27	255 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:17	493 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 10:07	426 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:57	640 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:47	224 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:41	590 MW	21	Aqua
22 October at 09:37	314 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:27	2,699 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 09:17	3,310 MW	13	Him9
22 October at 09:07	1,535 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 08:57	1,689 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 08:47	3,221 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 08:37	5,613 MW	12	Him9
22 October at 08:27	4,152 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 08:17	4,674 MW	20	Him9
22 October at 08:07	7,442 MW	23	Him9
22 October at 08:05	9,825 MW	120	N21
22 October at 07:57	6,290 MW	22	Him9
22 October at 07:47	2,513 MW	15	Him9
22 October at 07:37	6,052 MW	20	Him9
22 October at 07:27	5,656 MW	15	Him9
22 October at 07:23	2,935 MW	91	N20
22 October at 07:17	4,287 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 07:07	5,578 MW	13	Him9
22 October at 07:01	6,357 MW	118	N
22 October at 06:57	1,887 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 06:47	3,580 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 06:37	7,387 MW	14	Him9
22 October at 06:27	3,209 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 06:25	3,481 MW	92	N21
22 October at 06:17	6,826 MW	15	Him9
22 October at 06:07	2,302 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 05:57	2,799 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 05:47	5,517 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 05:37	3,254 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 05:27	2,857 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:17	2,551 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 05:07	1,597 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 04:57	437 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 04:37	198 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 04:27	1,428 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 04:17	1,704 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 04:07	718 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 03:57	552 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 03:47	570 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 03:37	1,150 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 03:27	502 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 03:17	1,446 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 03:07	369 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 02:57	285 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 02:47	563 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:37	433 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 02:27	426 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 02:17	815 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 02:09	579 MW	13	Terra
22 October at 02:07	432 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 01:27	1,021 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 01:17	599 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 01:07	1,144 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:57	1,879 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 00:47	1,712 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 00:37	1,376 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:27	1,580 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 00:17	1,189 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 00:07	1,660 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 23:57	434 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 23:47	147 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 23:37	105 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 22:57	26 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 22:47	77 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 21:17	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:17	22 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:37	95 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:37	172 MW	24	N21
21 October at 19:17	29 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:07	332 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 18:57	216 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 18:54	119 MW	37	N20
21 October at 18:37	93 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:35	103 MW	25	N
21 October at 18:07	65 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:07	29 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 16:57	198 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 16:37	514 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 16:27	471 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 16:07	408 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:57	124 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:47	321 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:37	341 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:17	445 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:07	447 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 14:57	433 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 14:47	399 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 14:37	379 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 14:27	77 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:17	153 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 14:07	99 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:57	172 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 13:47	121 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:37	558 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:27	385 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 13:17	326 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 13:07	871 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:57	309 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:47	260 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:37	224 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:27	1,316 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:17	2,178 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 12:07	2,271 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:57	1,460 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 11:47	828 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 11:37	585 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:17	30 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:47	255 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:37	204 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:27	462 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:17	669 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:07	2,593 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 09:57	737 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:47	823 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:37	571 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:27	2,107 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 09:17	3,382 MW	10	Him9
21 October at 09:07	7,316 MW	16	Him9
21 October at 08:57	2,926 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 08:47	3,670 MW	9	Him9
21 October at 07:42	10,375 MW	92	N20
21 October at 07:23	4,744 MW	67	N
21 October at 06:44	3,802 MW	28	N21
21 October at 01:31	315 MW	3	Terra
20 October at 20:58	703 MW	6	Aqua
20 October at 19:11	108 MW	12	N20
20 October at 18:52	87 MW	8	N

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