Fire near Darfour-Oriental (SD)

9.93°N, 27.29°E · first detected on 20 October at 11:55

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 11:55 to 22 October at 14:17, that is 2 days, through 263 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 2,360 ha.

Detected extent: 2,360 ha
Cumulative power: 2,446 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 86 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 263
Estimated emissions: 3.3 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 17:25	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:05	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:55	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:53	56 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:45	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:38	58 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:35	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:25	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:22	61 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:15	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:07	69 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:05	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:55	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:52	76 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:45	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:37	83 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:35	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:25	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:22	89 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:15	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:07	82 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:05	23 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:55	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:45	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:35	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:25	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:17	43 MW	7	N20
22 October at 13:57	94 MW	15	N
22 October at 13:37	143 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:22	127 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:19	98 MW	12	N21
22 October at 13:15	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:07	174 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:05	27 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:52	142 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:37	139 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:22	146 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:07	148 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:55	27 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:52	138 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:37	141 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:35	24 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:25	25 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:22	132 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:15	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:07	123 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:05	30 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:55	23 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:52	119 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:52	124 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:45	29 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:37	151 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 10:37	110 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:35	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:25	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:22	109 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:22	184 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 10:15	22 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:07	161 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 10:07	96 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:05	25 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:55	37 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:52	128 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 09:52	92 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 09:45	23 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:37	39 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 09:37	74 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 09:35	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:22	69 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 09:22	60 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 09:07	33 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 08:52	32 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 08:37	29 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 03:58	5 MW	1	Aqua
22 October at 02:13	23 MW	21	N21
22 October at 01:29	31 MW	19	N20
22 October at 01:09	26 MW	19	N
22 October at 01:07	24 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:52	24 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:37	26 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:22	27 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:07	33 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 00:07	28 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 23:52	29 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 23:37	31 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 23:22	58 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 23:07	33 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 23:07	32 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 22:52	32 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 22:52	65 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 22:37	64 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 22:37	54 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 22:22	68 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 22:22	28 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 22:07	58 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 22:07	68 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 22:05	22 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 21:52	72 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 21:52	63 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 21:45	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 21:37	95 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 21:37	96 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 21:35	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 21:25	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 21:22	98 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 21:22	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 21:15	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 21:07	133 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 21:07	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 21:05	28 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 20:55	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 20:52	139 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 20:52	90 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 20:37	112 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 20:37	143 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 20:35	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 20:25	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 20:23	117 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 20:22	144 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 20:21	77 MW	4	Terra
21 October at 20:15	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 20:08	130 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 20:07	161 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:55	35 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:53	128 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 19:52	169 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:45	37 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:38	136 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 19:37	167 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:35	41 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:25	45 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:23	139 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 19:22	192 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:15	45 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:08	182 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 19:07	200 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:05	44 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:55	46 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:53	219 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 18:52	214 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 18:45	43 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:38	223 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 18:37	227 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 18:35	57 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:25	58 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:23	239 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 18:22	233 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 18:15	71 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 18:08	334 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 18:07	261 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 18:05	62 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:55	80 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 17:53	340 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:52	304 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:45	107 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:38	361 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:37	329 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:35	109 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:25	133 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 17:23	426 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:22	368 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:15	138 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:08	494 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 17:05	173 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 16:55	189 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 16:53	526 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:45	219 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 16:38	525 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:35	262 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:25	271 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 16:22	614 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:15	294 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:07	664 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 16:05	310 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:55	173 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:52	479 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 15:46	431 MW	14	Aqua
21 October at 15:45	320 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:37	573 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 15:35	303 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 15:25	363 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:22	683 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 15:15	408 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:07	718 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 15:05	347 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:55	421 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 14:52	587 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 14:45	368 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:37	363 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:35	433 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 14:25	393 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:17	426 MW	53	N
21 October at 14:15	417 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 14:05	521 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 13:55	506 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:45	400 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 13:40	539 MW	41	N21
21 October at 13:37	88 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 13:35	445 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 13:25	361 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 13:22	597 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 13:15	319 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:07	532 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 13:05	311 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:56	181 MW	21	N20
21 October at 12:55	255 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:52	490 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 12:45	240 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:37	472 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 12:35	207 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:25	195 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:22	301 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:15	214 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:07	431 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 12:05	198 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:55	248 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 11:52	534 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 11:45	211 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 11:37	409 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 11:35	187 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:25	164 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:22	303 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 11:15	82 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:07	310 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 11:05	135 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:55	185 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:52	365 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 10:45	126 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:37	266 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 10:35	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:25	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:22	152 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 10:22	101 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:07	81 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 10:07	84 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 09:55	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:50	3 MW	3	N20
21 October at 01:31	1 MW	1	N
20 October at 17:55	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:35	22 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 17:25	29 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 17:15	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:05	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:55	41 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:45	32 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:35	41 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:07	81 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 16:05	27 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:55	28 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:52	143 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 15:45	65 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:37	88 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:35	20 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:25	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:22	81 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:15	42 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:07	221 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 15:05	45 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:52	185 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 14:45	199 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 14:37	253 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 14:35	204 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:34	134 MW	8	N
20 October at 14:25	195 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:15	146 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:05	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:57	87 MW	7	N21
20 October at 13:55	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:45	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:35	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:25	144 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:22	36 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:15	187 MW	14	N20
20 October at 13:15	163 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:07	96 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:05	53 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:55	67 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:53	61 MW	3	N
20 October at 12:45	64 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:37	77 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:35	120 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 12:25	116 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 12:22	39 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:15	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:05	38 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:55	39 MW	3	Met12

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