Fire near Australie-Occidentale (AU)

21.34°S, 122.86°E · first detected on 20 October at 12:27

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 12:27 to 22 October at 19:17, that is 2 days, through 863 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 15,528 ha.

Detected extent: 15,528 ha
Cumulative power: 27,062 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 854 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 863
Estimated emissions: 19.2 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
22 October at 22:27	63 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:17	122 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:07	117 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:57	299 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 21:47	189 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:37	295 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:27	135 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 21:17	47 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:07	151 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 20:57	431 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 20:47	745 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 20:37	455 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 20:27	710 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 20:17	320 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 20:07	618 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 19:57	296 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 19:56	688 MW	119	N
22 October at 19:47	405 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 19:37	349 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 19:27	186 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 19:17	645 MW	83	N21
22 October at 19:17	372 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 19:07	632 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 18:57	333 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:47	188 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 18:37	376 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 18:35	767 MW	92	N20
22 October at 18:27	286 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 18:17	855 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 18:16	665 MW	58	N
22 October at 18:07	1,348 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 17:57	749 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:47	1,172 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 17:37	1,244 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 17:27	1,027 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 17:17	643 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 17:07	430 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 16:57	546 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 16:37	2,135 MW	14	Him9
22 October at 16:27	2,652 MW	15	Him9
22 October at 16:07	1,623 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 15:57	1,059 MW	12	Him9
22 October at 15:47	875 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 15:37	1,570 MW	12	Him9
22 October at 15:27	995 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 15:17	1,316 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 15:07	411 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 14:57	36 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:47	45 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:37	168 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 14:27	148 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 14:17	431 MW	14	Terra
22 October at 14:17	116 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:07	221 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:57	231 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:47	111 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:37	410 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 13:27	188 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:17	314 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:07	250 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:57	346 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 12:47	222 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:37	479 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 12:27	769 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 12:07	1,271 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 11:57	1,423 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 11:47	123 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:37	452 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 11:27	136 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:17	76 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:07	200 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:57	524 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:37	618 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:27	651 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:17	193 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:07	392 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:57	894 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:47	983 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:41	2,413 MW	25	Aqua
22 October at 09:37	1,020 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 09:27	815 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:17	1,012 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:07	1,243 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 08:57	1,205 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 08:47	841 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 08:37	1,410 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 08:27	941 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 08:17	1,218 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 08:07	323 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 08:05	978 MW	60	N21
22 October at 07:57	1,027 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 07:47	1,083 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 07:37	804 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 07:27	1,288 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 07:23	1,051 MW	40	N20
22 October at 07:07	449 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 07:01	777 MW	57	N
22 October at 06:57	586 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:47	89 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 06:37	121 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 06:17	1,078 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 06:07	233 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:57	380 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:47	595 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 05:37	518 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 05:27	259 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:17	931 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 05:07	2,154 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 04:57	1,563 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 04:37	2,949 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 04:27	3,441 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 04:17	2,397 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 04:07	1,811 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 03:57	1,340 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 03:47	1,796 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 03:37	1,960 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 03:27	616 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 03:17	454 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 03:07	991 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 02:57	834 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:47	810 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:37	469 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 02:27	1,307 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:17	273 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 02:09	523 MW	12	Terra
22 October at 02:07	756 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 01:27	1,388 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 01:17	870 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 01:07	1,595 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:57	794 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 00:47	568 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 00:37	310 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 00:27	219 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:17	394 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 00:07	498 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 23:57	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 23:07	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 22:47	30 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 22:37	98 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:37	48 MW	23	N21
21 October at 19:27	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:17	56 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:07	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:54	42 MW	19	N20
21 October at 18:35	55 MW	27	N
21 October at 18:17	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:07	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:47	126 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 17:37	242 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:47	29 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:37	40 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:27	49 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:37	36 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:27	321 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:17	1,018 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 11:07	82 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:57	1,626 MW	9	Him9
21 October at 10:47	788 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:37	2,929 MW	9	Him9
21 October at 10:27	3,267 MW	10	Him9
21 October at 10:17	1,097 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:07	2,448 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 09:57	1,515 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 09:47	4,384 MW	18	Him9
21 October at 09:37	511 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 09:27	655 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 09:17	1,373 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 09:07	1,125 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 09:03	2,260 MW	11	Aqua
21 October at 08:57	1,330 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 08:47	1,429 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 08:27	4,584 MW	73	N21
21 October at 07:42	2,648 MW	56	N20
21 October at 07:23	3,218 MW	57	N
21 October at 06:44	3,658 MW	74	N21
21 October at 01:31	1,885 MW	6	Terra
20 October at 20:58	105 MW	4	Aqua
20 October at 19:56	75 MW	14	N21
20 October at 19:11	37 MW	22	N20
20 October at 18:52	49 MW	15	N
20 October at 18:16	29 MW	13	N21
20 October at 15:57	120 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:47	221 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:37	307 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 15:27	2,895 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 15:17	1,147 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 15:07	1,366 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 14:57	561 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:47	373 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 14:38	120 MW	8	Terra
20 October at 14:37	84 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:27	60 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 14:17	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:07	48 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:57	36 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:47	459 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:37	527 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 13:27	166 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 13:17	354 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 13:07	1,914 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 12:57	634 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:47	963 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 12:27	1,374 MW	2	Him9

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