Fire near Australie-Occidentale (AU)

21.91°S, 123.40°E · first detected on 20 October at 07:59

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 07:59 to 23 October at 02:50, that is 3 days, through 1,384 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 19,273 ha.

Detected extent: 19,273 ha
Cumulative power: 60,787 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 1,532 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 1,384
Estimated emissions: 24.0 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 06:17	10,715 MW	21	Him9
23 October at 06:07	14,085 MW	28	Him9
23 October at 05:57	11,156 MW	19	Him9
23 October at 05:47	7,888 MW	18	Him9
23 October at 05:37	9,816 MW	22	Him9
23 October at 05:27	14,713 MW	27	Him9
23 October at 05:17	11,664 MW	24	Him9
23 October at 05:07	10,182 MW	19	Him9
23 October at 04:57	8,423 MW	15	Him9
23 October at 04:37	7,553 MW	16	Him9
23 October at 04:27	6,909 MW	17	Him9
23 October at 04:17	8,294 MW	18	Him9
23 October at 04:07	5,902 MW	17	Him9
23 October at 03:57	4,297 MW	19	Him9
23 October at 03:47	2,574 MW	10	Him9
23 October at 03:37	1,758 MW	11	Him9
23 October at 03:27	611 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 03:07	798 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 02:57	810 MW	6	Him9
23 October at 02:50	1,500 MW	11	Terra
23 October at 02:47	857 MW	5	Him9
23 October at 02:37	739 MW	6	Him9
23 October at 02:27	489 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 02:17	486 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 02:07	189 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 01:17	217 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 01:07	165 MW	3	Him9
23 October at 00:57	585 MW	2	Him9
23 October at 00:47	217 MW	4	Him9
23 October at 00:37	34 MW	1	Him9
23 October at 00:27	248 MW	6	Him9
23 October at 00:07	105 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 23:57	25 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 23:47	42 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 23:17	80 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 23:07	34 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:57	36 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:47	52 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:27	242 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 22:17	97 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:07	149 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:57	220 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 21:47	162 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 21:37	81 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:27	45 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:17	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 21:07	22 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:57	73 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 20:47	81 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 20:37	26 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:34	238 MW	4	Aqua
22 October at 20:27	38 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 20:17	229 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 20:07	304 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 19:57	824 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 19:56	1,228 MW	74	N
22 October at 19:47	779 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 19:37	1,569 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 19:27	2,331 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 19:17	2,006 MW	87	N21
22 October at 19:17	1,463 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 19:07	1,364 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 18:57	2,360 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 18:47	47 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 18:37	479 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 18:35	867 MW	54	N20
22 October at 18:27	74 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:17	393 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 18:16	1,127 MW	67	N
22 October at 18:07	765 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 17:57	330 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:47	506 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 17:37	101 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:27	481 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:17	1,417 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 17:07	312 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:57	430 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 16:37	826 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 16:27	560 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 16:07	297 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:57	684 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 15:47	179 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 15:37	225 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:27	101 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 15:17	228 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:07	146 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 14:57	84 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:47	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:37	71 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:27	148 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:17	625 MW	6	Terra
22 October at 14:17	189 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:07	557 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 13:57	233 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:47	380 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:37	32 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:27	159 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:17	105 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:57	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:47	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:37	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:27	162 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 12:07	72 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:57	128 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:47	169 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:37	200 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 11:27	638 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 11:17	867 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 11:07	315 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 10:57	137 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 10:47	215 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 10:37	870 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 10:27	495 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:17	1,148 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 10:07	985 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 09:57	432 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 09:47	655 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:41	1,636 MW	23	Aqua
22 October at 09:37	808 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 09:27	2,916 MW	13	Him9
22 October at 09:17	507 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 09:07	421 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:57	688 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 08:47	1,174 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 08:37	562 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 08:27	838 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 08:17	2,543 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 08:07	2,420 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 08:05	2,266 MW	63	N21
22 October at 07:57	1,146 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 07:47	1,152 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 07:37	2,104 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 07:27	2,181 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 07:23	2,349 MW	95	N20
22 October at 07:17	4,358 MW	14	Him9
22 October at 07:07	2,456 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 07:01	6,587 MW	178	N
22 October at 06:57	6,259 MW	21	Him9
22 October at 06:47	4,181 MW	13	Him9
22 October at 06:37	3,256 MW	12	Him9
22 October at 06:27	769 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 06:25	39 MW	3	N21
22 October at 06:17	1,309 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 06:07	957 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:57	962 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 05:47	377 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:37	42 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:27	66 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 05:17	110 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 05:07	191 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 04:57	422 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 04:37	355 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 04:27	607 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 04:17	814 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 04:07	214 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 03:37	81 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 03:27	48 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 03:17	43 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 02:57	370 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:37	278 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 02:27	361 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 02:17	1,426 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 02:09	1,137 MW	25	Terra
22 October at 02:07	623 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 01:27	524 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 01:17	548 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 01:07	414 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:57	575 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:47	1,348 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 00:37	686 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 00:27	380 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 00:17	148 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 00:07	40 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 22:07	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:57	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:47	40 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:37	82 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 21:34	202 MW	6	Aqua
21 October at 21:27	205 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 21:07	23 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:47	102 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 20:37	88 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:37	130 MW	45	N21
21 October at 18:57	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:54	78 MW	36	N20
21 October at 18:37	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 18:35	71 MW	40	N
21 October at 17:58	46 MW	12	N21
21 October at 16:57	99 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 16:37	109 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 16:27	114 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 16:17	88 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 16:07	183 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 15:57	203 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 15:47	180 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 15:37	66 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:27	64 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 15:17	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 15:16	91 MW	2	Terra
21 October at 15:07	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 14:57	163 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 14:47	148 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 14:37	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:27	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:57	27 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:47	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:37	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:17	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:07	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:57	120 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:27	98 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:17	735 MW	10	Him9
21 October at 11:07	954 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 10:57	1,186 MW	10	Him9
21 October at 10:47	886 MW	7	Him9
21 October at 10:37	840 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 10:27	1,155 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 10:17	6,802 MW	13	Him9
21 October at 10:07	4,296 MW	13	Him9
21 October at 09:57	1,941 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 09:47	1,695 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 09:37	1,575 MW	8	Him9
21 October at 09:27	6,418 MW	21	Him9
21 October at 09:17	7,374 MW	18	Him9
21 October at 09:07	7,770 MW	22	Him9
21 October at 09:03	10,779 MW	21	Aqua
21 October at 08:57	8,512 MW	20	Him9
21 October at 08:47	9,916 MW	24	Him9
21 October at 08:26	9,339 MW	120	N21
21 October at 07:42	5,627 MW	95	N20
21 October at 07:23	6,011 MW	91	N
21 October at 06:44	3,702 MW	73	N21
20 October at 20:58	32 MW	1	Aqua
20 October at 19:11	178 MW	47	N20
20 October at 18:52	68 MW	23	N
20 October at 18:16	902 MW	63	N21
20 October at 15:57	2,093 MW	10	Him9
20 October at 15:47	6,895 MW	13	Him9
20 October at 15:37	7,358 MW	10	Him9
20 October at 15:27	2,076 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 15:17	207 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 15:07	3,377 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 14:57	2,505 MW	9	Him9
20 October at 14:47	1,634 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 14:37	1,943 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 14:36	1,920 MW	18	Terra
20 October at 14:27	2,428 MW	7	Him9
20 October at 14:17	3,165 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 14:07	2,320 MW	8	Him9
20 October at 13:57	1,289 MW	6	Him9
20 October at 13:47	1,069 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 13:37	258 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 13:27	217 MW	5	Him9
20 October at 13:17	56 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:59	5 MW	1	N20

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