Fire near Bahr el Ghazal occidental (SS)

8.82°N, 25.84°E · first detected on 21 October at 10:07

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 21 October at 10:07 to 22 October at 16:25, through 286 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 4,846 ha.

Detected extent: 4,846 ha
Cumulative power: 4,876 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 150 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 286
Estimated emissions: 2.7 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 21 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 4 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 19:25	31 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:23	117 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 19:22	86 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 19:15	61 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 19:07	29 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 18:55	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:45	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:35	33 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:23	22 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:15	60 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:07	378 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 17:05	116 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:55	353 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 16:52	806 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 16:45	647 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 16:37	742 MW	11	Met9
22 October at 16:35	222 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 16:25	429 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 16:25	557 MW	10	Aqua
22 October at 16:22	827 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 16:15	577 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 16:07	1,368 MW	14	Met9
22 October at 16:05	767 MW	17	Met12
22 October at 15:55	1,397 MW	20	Met12
22 October at 15:52	1,723 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 15:45	776 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 15:37	1,619 MW	17	Met9
22 October at 15:35	542 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 15:25	1,207 MW	20	Met12
22 October at 15:22	1,580 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 15:15	1,104 MW	25	Met12
22 October at 15:07	1,107 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:05	1,991 MW	32	Met12
22 October at 14:55	2,228 MW	29	Met12
22 October at 14:52	685 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 14:45	1,043 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 14:37	254 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:35	967 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 14:25	800 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 14:17	734 MW	85	N20
22 October at 14:15	782 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 14:05	769 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:57	1,381 MW	92	N
22 October at 13:55	1,241 MW	23	Met12
22 October at 13:45	738 MW	17	Met12
22 October at 13:35	1,284 MW	23	Met12
22 October at 13:25	485 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 13:22	273 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 13:19	999 MW	71	N21
22 October at 13:15	614 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 13:07	1,923 MW	11	Met9
22 October at 13:05	1,477 MW	22	Met12
22 October at 12:55	745 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 12:52	948 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 12:45	481 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 12:37	700 MW	11	Met9
22 October at 12:35	508 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 12:25	572 MW	17	Met12
22 October at 12:22	1,421 MW	14	Met9
22 October at 12:15	406 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 12:07	940 MW	13	Met9
22 October at 12:05	624 MW	22	Met12
22 October at 11:55	835 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 11:52	1,139 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 11:45	994 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 11:37	1,342 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 11:35	705 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 11:25	413 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 11:22	734 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 11:15	714 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 11:07	955 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 11:05	625 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 10:55	809 MW	20	Met12
22 October at 10:52	987 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 10:45	527 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 10:37	433 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 10:35	557 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 10:25	350 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 10:22	161 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:15	406 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 10:05	88 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 09:55	100 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 09:45	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:35	49 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:25	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:15	31 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 20:15	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:25	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:23	25 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 18:22	24 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:05	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:55	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:53	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:52	26 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 17:45	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:38	75 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 17:37	93 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 17:35	73 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:25	80 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 17:22	171 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:22	179 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 17:15	142 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 17:07	566 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 17:07	488 MW	9	Met10
21 October at 17:05	196 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:55	221 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 16:52	580 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 16:45	180 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:37	410 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 16:35	137 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 16:25	130 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 16:22	429 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 16:15	209 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:07	536 MW	8	Met10
21 October at 16:07	789 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 16:05	223 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 15:55	240 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:52	1,392 MW	18	Met9
21 October at 15:52	898 MW	12	Met10
21 October at 15:45	655 MW	19	Aqua
21 October at 15:45	290 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:37	1,106 MW	10	Met10
21 October at 15:37	1,209 MW	13	Met9
21 October at 15:35	431 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:25	148 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:22	845 MW	9	Met10
21 October at 15:22	1,181 MW	15	Met9
21 October at 15:15	302 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:07	1,238 MW	14	Met9
21 October at 15:07	1,019 MW	11	Met10
21 October at 15:05	632 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 14:55	973 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 14:52	1,518 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 14:52	1,238 MW	8	Met10
21 October at 14:45	932 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 14:37	703 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 14:37	2,022 MW	15	Met9
21 October at 14:36	204 MW	17	N20
21 October at 14:35	362 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:25	840 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 14:22	2,150 MW	14	Met9
21 October at 14:22	470 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:17	1,381 MW	85	N
21 October at 14:15	920 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 14:07	1,976 MW	13	Met9
21 October at 14:05	720 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 13:55	1,570 MW	30	Met12
21 October at 13:52	2,739 MW	13	Met9
21 October at 13:45	1,985 MW	30	Met12
21 October at 13:38	2,098 MW	95	N21
21 October at 13:37	3,389 MW	16	Met9
21 October at 13:35	1,928 MW	29	Met12
21 October at 13:25	901 MW	22	Met12
21 October at 13:22	1,590 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 13:15	350 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 13:07	1,659 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 13:05	1,123 MW	18	Met12
21 October at 12:56	241 MW	17	N20
21 October at 12:55	433 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 12:52	1,337 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 12:45	1,115 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 12:37	1,799 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 12:35	806 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 12:25	606 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 12:22	1,422 MW	9	Met9
21 October at 12:15	782 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 12:07	1,314 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 12:05	944 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 11:55	416 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 11:52	935 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 11:45	163 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:37	576 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 11:35	200 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 11:25	285 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 11:22	682 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 11:15	155 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:07	376 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 11:05	157 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 10:55	567 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 10:52	339 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 10:45	289 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 10:37	498 MW	8	Met9
21 October at 10:37	290 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 10:35	269 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 10:25	259 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 10:22	236 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 10:22	270 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 10:15	101 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:07	373 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 10:07	314 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 10:05	113 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:55	172 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 09:52	188 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 09:52	172 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 09:45	88 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:37	71 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 09:37	45 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 09:35	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:35	36 MW	1	Terra
21 October at 09:25	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:22	103 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 09:22	246 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 09:15	74 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 18:55	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:55	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:45	32 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 17:35	128 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 17:25	63 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:15	72 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 17:05	58 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:55	168 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 16:45	57 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:35	180 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 16:25	124 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:15	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:07	478 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 16:05	191 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:55	312 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:52	423 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 15:45	68 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:37	74 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:35	60 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:25	56 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:22	387 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 15:15	164 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 15:07	157 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 15:05	134 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 14:55	130 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:52	182 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:45	157 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 14:37	105 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 14:35	59 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:34	30 MW	5	N
20 October at 14:25	53 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:15	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:05	67 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:57	280 MW	27	N21
20 October at 13:55	307 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 13:45	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:35	95 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:25	58 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:22	82 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:15	173 MW	16	N20
20 October at 13:15	55 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:07	330 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 13:05	315 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 12:55	108 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:53	41 MW	3	N
20 October at 12:52	323 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:45	224 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 12:37	266 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:35	120 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:25	343 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 12:22	422 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 12:15	170 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 12:07	330 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:05	305 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 11:55	102 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 11:52	195 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 11:45	249 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 11:37	108 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 11:35	65 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:25	37 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:22	111 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 11:15	87 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:07	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:05	109 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 10:55	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:45	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:35	50 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:25	42 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:22	74 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:15	38 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:07	279 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 10:07	123 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:05	63 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:55	53 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:52	74 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 09:45	79 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:37	188 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 09:37	158 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 09:35	98 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:25	62 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:22	33 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:15	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:07	52 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:07	70 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 09:05	32 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 08:57	19 MW	3	Terra

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