Fire near Cabo Delgado (MZ)

13.60°S, 39.23°E · first detected on 24 September at 12:34

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 24 September at 12:34 to 23 October at 01:18, that is 29 days, through 856 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 15,552 ha.

Detected extent: 15,552 ha
Cumulative power: 6,540 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 131 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 856
Estimated emissions: 1.0 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 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 30 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 08:03	24 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 01:18	1 MW	1	N20
23 October at 00:59	1 MW	2	N
23 October at 00:22	2 MW	1	N21
22 October at 17:23	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:20	38 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:05	38 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:43	21 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:34	30 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 14:33	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:23	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:13	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:03	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:49	193 MW	41	N
22 October at 13:43	96 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:33	55 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:15	414 MW	50	N21
22 October at 13:13	46 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:03	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:53	94 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:49	65 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:49	71 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:43	51 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:30	281 MW	61	N20
22 October at 12:13	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:03	93 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 11:53	88 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:33	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:13	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:03	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:53	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:43	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:23	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:19	57 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:13	57 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:03	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 00:40	1 MW	1	N21
21 October at 18:20	21 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:33	50 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:23	38 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:20	36 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:13	91 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:05	138 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:04	140 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 15:03	177 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:49	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:43	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:34	45 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:33	106 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:23	178 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 14:19	386 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 14:19	257 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:13	31 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:04	628 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 14:03	285 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:53	243 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:49	443 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 13:49	358 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:43	380 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:33	39 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:32	485 MW	73	N21
21 October at 13:23	118 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:13	81 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:04	66 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:04	72 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:03	87 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:53	166 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:47	723 MW	79	N20
21 October at 12:43	177 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:34	55 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:28	322 MW	70	N
21 October at 12:23	108 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:19	44 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:13	95 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:04	98 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:04	112 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:03	95 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:53	262 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 11:49	149 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:49	205 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:43	253 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 11:34	265 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 11:34	135 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:33	155 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 11:23	545 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 11:19	270 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 11:19	363 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 11:13	215 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 11:04	211 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:04	173 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:03	118 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 08:01	28 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 16:53	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:33	28 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:50	33 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:19	56 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:23	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:53	67 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:49	207 MW	12	N21
20 October at 13:43	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:08	563 MW	69	N20
20 October at 12:47	323 MW	57	N
20 October at 12:23	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:11	242 MW	45	N21
20 October at 12:03	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:53	52 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:43	77 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:33	61 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:23	49 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:13	116 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:03	73 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:53	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:43	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:33	39 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:13	54 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:53	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:43	44 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:33	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:23	36 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:13	94 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:04	134 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 09:04	212 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 09:03	167 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 08:53	118 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 08:49	173 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 08:49	117 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 08:43	58 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 08:34	59 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 08:33	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:53	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:49	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 07:43	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 07:34	41 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 07:33	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:23	26 MW	1	Terra
20 October at 02:50	9 MW	1	Aqua
20 October at 00:33	3 MW	3	N20
19 October at 13:25	222 MW	22	N20
19 October at 13:06	378 MW	38	N
19 October at 12:30	378 MW	39	N21
18 October at 12:47	18 MW	2	N21
18 October at 01:12	2 MW	1	N20
18 October at 00:52	2 MW	2	N
18 October at 00:14	1 MW	1	N21
17 October at 13:45	24 MW	6	N
17 October at 13:08	64 MW	5	N21
17 October at 12:21	22 MW	3	N20
16 October at 20:17	7 MW	1	Terra
16 October at 14:02	54 MW	6	N
16 October at 13:25	286 MW	21	N21
16 October at 12:41	122 MW	13	N20
16 October at 12:21	42 MW	6	N
16 October at 01:31	1 MW	3	N
16 October at 00:52	3 MW	2	N21
15 October at 15:08	271 MW	13	Aqua
15 October at 13:45	462 MW	31	N21
15 October at 13:00	415 MW	46	N20
15 October at 12:41	287 MW	31	N
15 October at 12:04	84 MW	9	N21
15 October at 00:08	1 MW	1	N
14 October at 13:19	549 MW	51	N20
14 October at 13:00	473 MW	48	N
14 October at 12:22	248 MW	27	N21
14 October at 00:46	1 MW	2	N20
13 October at 19:56	19 MW	3	Terra
13 October at 15:29	129 MW	7	Aqua
13 October at 13:38	166 MW	31	N20
12 October at 14:51	218 MW	8	Aqua
12 October at 13:00	1,256 MW	108	N21
12 October at 01:24	2 MW	2	N20
12 October at 01:03	2 MW	1	N
12 October at 00:29	2 MW	3	N21
11 October at 20:17	11 MW	1	Terra
11 October at 13:55	221 MW	35	N
11 October at 13:19	629 MW	78	N21
11 October at 12:36	609 MW	86	N20
11 October at 12:15	195 MW	34	N
11 October at 08:08	13 MW	1	Terra
11 October at 01:24	20 MW	11	N
11 October at 00:46	43 MW	29	N21
11 October at 00:01	20 MW	12	N20
10 October at 19:39	49 MW	2	Terra
10 October at 15:14	152 MW	7	Aqua
10 October at 13:38	548 MW	46	N21
10 October at 12:53	823 MW	82	N20
10 October at 12:34	438 MW	73	N
10 October at 01:05	2 MW	2	N21
9 October at 13:13	470 MW	53	N20
9 October at 12:53	506 MW	53	N
9 October at 12:15	307 MW	44	N21
9 October at 00:20	2 MW	1	N
8 October at 23:44	5 MW	2	N21
8 October at 19:58	8 MW	1	Terra
8 October at 15:38	21 MW	1	Aqua
8 October at 13:32	431 MW	52	N20
8 October at 13:13	607 MW	90	N
8 October at 12:36	615 MW	101	N21
8 October at 07:46	16 MW	2	Terra
8 October at 00:59	3 MW	3	N20
8 October at 00:39	7 MW	7	N
8 October at 00:01	8 MW	5	N21
7 October at 14:59	541 MW	20	Aqua
7 October at 13:49	436 MW	57	N20
7 October at 13:32	1,370 MW	167	N
7 October at 12:53	1,426 MW	177	N21
7 October at 12:11	335 MW	42	N20
7 October at 00:59	2 MW	1	N
6 October at 13:49	347 MW	49	N
6 October at 13:15	590 MW	54	N21
6 October at 12:30	191 MW	39	N20
6 October at 01:16	1 MW	1	N
6 October at 00:40	7 MW	4	N21
5 October at 23:55	1 MW	2	N20
5 October at 15:21	97 MW	7	Aqua
5 October at 13:32	240 MW	43	N21
5 October at 12:47	395 MW	30	N20
5 October at 12:28	259 MW	39	N
5 October at 01:35	3 MW	2	N
5 October at 00:59	4 MW	2	N21
4 October at 23:55	1 MW	1	N
4 October at 13:08	5 MW	1	N20
3 October at 13:25	102 MW	13	N20
3 October at 13:06	104 MW	17	N
3 October at 12:30	65 MW	6	N21
2 October at 15:06	10 MW	1	Aqua
2 October at 13:45	27 MW	3	N20
2 October at 13:25	45 MW	6	N
2 October at 12:47	34 MW	5	N21
2 October at 01:12	2 MW	1	N20
2 October at 00:52	2 MW	2	N
2 October at 00:14	2 MW	1	N21
1 October at 13:08	9 MW	2	N21
30 September at 14:02	6 MW	1	N
30 September at 13:25	206 MW	20	N21
30 September at 12:42	247 MW	45	N20
30 September at 12:21	73 MW	10	N
30 September at 01:31	2 MW	3	N
30 September at 00:52	4 MW	4	N21
30 September at 00:08	1 MW	2	N20
29 September at 20:41	44 MW	2	Terra
29 September at 14:49	426 MW	9	Aqua
29 September at 13:45	147 MW	15	N21
29 September at 13:00	652 MW	106	N20
29 September at 12:41	625 MW	52	N
29 September at 12:04	176 MW	15	N21
29 September at 00:27	1 MW	1	N20
29 September at 00:08	2 MW	2	N
28 September at 20:02	31 MW	4	Terra
28 September at 15:50	69 MW	1	Aqua
28 September at 13:19	1,087 MW	117	N20
28 September at 12:22	810 MW	82	N21
28 September at 00:46	1 MW	1	N20
27 September at 15:12	116 MW	8	Aqua
27 September at 13:38	250 MW	48	N20
27 September at 13:17	424 MW	57	N
27 September at 12:41	600 MW	49	N21
27 September at 01:03	2 MW	2	N20
27 September at 00:46	1 MW	1	N
26 September at 13:57	6 MW	1	N20
26 September at 13:38	168 MW	17	N
26 September at 13:00	495 MW	50	N21
26 September at 12:15	245 MW	24	N20
26 September at 01:24	1 MW	1	N20
26 September at 01:03	5 MW	4	N
26 September at 00:29	3 MW	2	N21
25 September at 15:35	163 MW	4	Aqua
25 September at 13:55	252 MW	31	N
25 September at 13:19	993 MW	131	N21
25 September at 12:36	720 MW	102	N20
25 September at 12:15	329 MW	37	N
25 September at 01:22	1 MW	1	N
25 September at 00:46	1 MW	2	N21
25 September at 00:01	3 MW	4	N20
24 September at 14:57	388 MW	10	Aqua
24 September at 13:38	733 MW	61	N21
24 September at 12:53	870 MW	112	N20
24 September at 12:34	497 MW	76	N

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