Fire near Darfour du Sud (SD)

9.41°N, 24.10°E · first detected on 15 October at 13:08

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 15 October at 13:08 to 20 October at 14:34, that is 5 days, through 98 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 1,729 ha.

Detected extent: 1,729 ha
Cumulative power: 564 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 23 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 98
Estimated emissions: 1.3 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 15 October 2026 to 20 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).

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 8 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
21 October at 14:25	580 MW	23	Met12
21 October at 14:22	730 MW	12	Met10
21 October at 14:22	1,767 MW	32	Met9
21 October at 14:17	3,184 MW	540	N
21 October at 14:15	693 MW	38	Met12
21 October at 14:07	845 MW	15	Met10
21 October at 14:07	1,939 MW	36	Met9
21 October at 14:05	939 MW	45	Met12
21 October at 13:55	1,262 MW	47	Met12
21 October at 13:52	203 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:52	2,165 MW	33	Met9
21 October at 13:45	798 MW	35	Met12
21 October at 13:40	3,984 MW	582	N21
21 October at 13:37	194 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:37	1,991 MW	32	Met9
21 October at 13:35	992 MW	43	Met12
21 October at 13:25	853 MW	42	Met12
21 October at 13:22	257 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 13:22	1,686 MW	32	Met9
21 October at 13:15	1,021 MW	44	Met12
21 October at 13:07	341 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 13:07	1,913 MW	34	Met9
21 October at 13:05	1,022 MW	50	Met12
21 October at 12:56	837 MW	84	N20
21 October at 12:55	694 MW	35	Met12
21 October at 12:52	665 MW	11	Met10
21 October at 12:52	1,841 MW	34	Met9
21 October at 12:45	923 MW	32	Met12
21 October at 12:37	1,468 MW	25	Met9
21 October at 12:37	749 MW	10	Met10
21 October at 12:35	675 MW	30	Met12
21 October at 12:25	966 MW	28	Met12
21 October at 12:22	1,900 MW	28	Met9
21 October at 12:22	1,018 MW	12	Met10
21 October at 12:15	772 MW	30	Met12
21 October at 12:07	1,308 MW	22	Met9
21 October at 12:07	385 MW	7	Met10
21 October at 12:05	769 MW	36	Met12
21 October at 11:55	584 MW	32	Met12
21 October at 11:52	261 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 11:52	1,094 MW	18	Met9
21 October at 11:45	508 MW	24	Met12
21 October at 11:37	740 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 11:35	359 MW	14	Met12
21 October at 11:25	148 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 11:22	701 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 11:15	504 MW	17	Met12
21 October at 11:07	512 MW	12	Met9
21 October at 11:05	286 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 10:55	546 MW	21	Met12
21 October at 10:52	953 MW	16	Met10
21 October at 10:52	694 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 10:45	579 MW	19	Met12
21 October at 10:37	497 MW	10	Met10
21 October at 10:37	342 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 10:35	260 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 10:25	58 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:22	187 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 10:22	177 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 10:15	61 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:07	78 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 10:07	97 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 10:05	51 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 09:55	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:52	100 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 09:52	52 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 09:45	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:15	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:50	0 MW	1	N20
20 October at 17:25	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:15	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:05	53 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:55	46 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:45	156 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 16:35	130 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 16:25	330 MW	21	Met12
20 October at 16:15	284 MW	18	Met12
20 October at 16:07	184 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 16:05	210 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 15:55	448 MW	26	Met12
20 October at 15:52	380 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 15:45	323 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 15:37	375 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 15:35	197 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 15:25	374 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 15:22	531 MW	12	Met9
20 October at 15:15	368 MW	23	Met12
20 October at 15:07	678 MW	12	Met9
20 October at 15:05	241 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 14:55	536 MW	19	Met12
20 October at 14:52	511 MW	10	Met9
20 October at 14:45	282 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 14:37	367 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:35	374 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 14:34	632 MW	90	N
20 October at 14:25	463 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 14:22	304 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:15	416 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 14:07	176 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 14:05	453 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 13:57	2,452 MW	267	N21
20 October at 13:55	572 MW	22	Met12
20 October at 13:52	600 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 13:45	475 MW	24	Met12
20 October at 13:37	611 MW	12	Met9
20 October at 13:35	442 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 13:25	528 MW	17	Met12
20 October at 13:22	1,081 MW	16	Met9
20 October at 13:15	1,589 MW	286	N20
20 October at 13:15	928 MW	41	Met12
20 October at 13:07	1,414 MW	23	Met9
20 October at 13:05	467 MW	26	Met12
20 October at 12:55	528 MW	29	Met12
20 October at 12:52	389 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 12:45	482 MW	25	Met12
20 October at 12:37	1,244 MW	19	Met9
20 October at 12:35	639 MW	29	Met12
20 October at 12:25	420 MW	25	Met12
20 October at 12:22	997 MW	18	Met9
20 October at 12:15	603 MW	21	Met12
20 October at 12:07	1,199 MW	22	Met9
20 October at 12:05	499 MW	21	Met12
20 October at 11:55	547 MW	27	Met12
20 October at 11:52	985 MW	16	Met9
20 October at 11:45	669 MW	28	Met12
20 October at 11:37	765 MW	14	Met9
20 October at 11:35	369 MW	18	Met12
20 October at 11:25	401 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 11:22	803 MW	15	Met9
20 October at 11:15	357 MW	16	Met12
20 October at 11:07	640 MW	9	Met9
20 October at 11:05	356 MW	18	Met12
20 October at 10:55	460 MW	20	Met12
20 October at 10:52	978 MW	11	Met10
20 October at 10:52	938 MW	8	Met9
20 October at 10:45	409 MW	22	Met12
20 October at 10:37	224 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 10:37	459 MW	9	Met10
20 October at 10:35	279 MW	15	Met12
20 October at 10:25	223 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 10:22	61 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:22	181 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 10:15	233 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 10:07	55 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:07	142 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 10:05	78 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:55	56 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:52	111 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 09:52	74 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 09:37	34 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:35	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:15	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:05	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 08:57	17 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 02:07	3 MW	3	N20
20 October at 01:48	2 MW	2	N
19 October at 20:41	21 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 16:10	192 MW	7	Aqua
19 October at 14:17	1,446 MW	219	N21
19 October at 13:33	2,300 MW	338	N20
19 October at 13:13	917 MW	146	N
18 October at 14:36	174 MW	11	N21
18 October at 13:51	1,130 MW	233	N20
18 October at 13:32	843 MW	128	N
18 October at 12:56	344 MW	40	N21
18 October at 09:16	20 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 14:10	884 MW	139	N20
17 October at 13:50	1,264 MW	229	N
17 October at 13:13	740 MW	67	N21
17 October at 02:07	2 MW	2	N21
17 October at 01:24	1 MW	1	N20
16 October at 15:53	701 MW	53	Aqua
16 October at 14:29	560 MW	82	N20
16 October at 14:10	2,915 MW	392	N
16 October at 13:32	3,074 MW	473	N21
15 October at 14:27	1,211 MW	248	N
15 October at 13:51	3,204 MW	519	N21
15 October at 13:08	1,158 MW	168	N20
14 October at 16:14	478 MW	22	Aqua
14 October at 14:49	114 MW	14	N
14 October at 14:10	834 MW	92	N21
14 October at 13:25	1,232 MW	172	N20
14 October at 13:08	539 MW	55	N
13 October at 15:38	22 MW	1	Aqua

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