Fire near Gaza (MZ)

21.96°S, 32.97°E · first detected on 19 October at 13:04

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 19 October at 13:04 to 23 October at 01:20, that is 4 days, through 241 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 4,955 ha.

Detected extent: 4,955 ha
Cumulative power: 3,533 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 173 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 241
Estimated emissions: 1.3 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 19 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 6 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 02:12	26 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 01:20	14 MW	9	N20
23 October at 00:59	16 MW	15	N
23 October at 00:25	27 MW	9	N21
22 October at 21:34	28 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 21:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 21:22	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 21:19	53 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 21:19	71 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 21:12	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 21:04	63 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 21:04	46 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:52	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 20:51	93 MW	7	Terra
22 October at 20:49	56 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:49	101 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 20:42	90 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 20:34	60 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 19:04	68 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 18:49	221 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 18:49	145 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 18:42	80 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:34	318 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 18:34	316 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 18:32	88 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 18:22	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:19	182 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 18:19	101 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 18:04	147 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 18:03	52 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 18:02	112 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:52	110 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 17:49	234 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 17:48	182 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:42	114 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 17:34	169 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 17:33	110 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:32	40 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:22	63 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:19	221 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 17:18	213 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:04	175 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 17:03	207 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:02	54 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:49	168 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:48	195 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:34	223 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 16:33	269 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 16:22	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:19	259 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 16:18	336 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 16:14	59 MW	1	Aqua
22 October at 16:12	90 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 16:04	520 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 16:03	677 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 16:02	94 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:52	172 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:49	700 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:48	771 MW	8	Met10
22 October at 15:42	159 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:34	689 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:33	785 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 15:32	151 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:22	331 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:19	808 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:18	807 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 15:12	369 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:04	794 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:03	797 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 15:02	316 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:52	647 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 14:48	926 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:48	981 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 14:42	617 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:33	709 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 14:33	593 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:32	310 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:22	646 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 14:18	714 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:18	671 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:12	610 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 14:08	825 MW	38	N20
22 October at 14:03	1,229 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 14:03	1,192 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 14:02	973 MW	17	Met12
22 October at 13:52	676 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 13:48	572 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 13:48	801 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:47	639 MW	39	N
22 October at 13:42	530 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 13:33	582 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 13:33	566 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 13:32	543 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 13:22	1,049 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:18	1,087 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:18	1,127 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 13:13	1,049 MW	34	N21
22 October at 13:12	896 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:03	712 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 13:03	672 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 13:02	753 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 12:52	213 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 12:48	359 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:48	300 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 12:42	447 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 12:33	362 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:33	314 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 12:32	197 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 12:22	178 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 12:18	177 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:18	116 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:12	139 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 12:03	65 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:03	119 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:02	111 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 11:52	108 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 11:42	107 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:33	120 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:33	66 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 11:32	162 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:22	203 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 11:18	135 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:18	315 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 11:12	107 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:02	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:52	85 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 10:48	112 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 10:48	136 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:42	72 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:32	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:12	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:02	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:42	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:52	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:44	24 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 08:22	22 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 08:12	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 01:20	2 MW	2	N
22 October at 00:42	1 MW	1	N21
21 October at 20:32	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 20:22	30 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 20:19	26 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 20:13	66 MW	2	Terra
21 October at 20:04	44 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 20:02	39 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:02	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:52	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:42	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:32	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:22	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:19	28 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:04	55 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 17:03	34 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 17:02	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:49	111 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 16:48	128 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:42	30 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:34	92 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 16:33	149 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:32	23 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:22	78 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:19	110 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 16:18	143 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:12	49 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:04	168 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 16:03	166 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:02	43 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:52	54 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:49	232 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 15:48	260 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:42	56 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:38	152 MW	10	Aqua
21 October at 15:34	132 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:33	143 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 15:32	35 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:22	50 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:19	125 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:18	150 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 15:12	41 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:04	171 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:03	191 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 15:02	43 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:52	33 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:48	203 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 14:48	184 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 14:33	92 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:33	62 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:25	163 MW	15	N20
21 October at 14:22	183 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 14:18	200 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 14:18	154 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:12	69 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:08	149 MW	22	N
21 October at 14:03	67 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:03	133 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:02	90 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:52	98 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:48	102 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:42	28 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:33	177 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 13:32	65 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:30	247 MW	25	N21
21 October at 13:22	113 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:18	170 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:12	51 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:03	109 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:03	248 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 13:02	74 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:52	104 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:48	79 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:45	71 MW	10	N20
21 October at 12:42	29 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 12:33	39 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:22	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 12:12	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:22	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:12	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:12	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:02	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 00:35	29 MW	7	N20
19 October at 20:34	20 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 15:59	17 MW	1	Aqua
19 October at 14:08	14 MW	2	N21
19 October at 13:23	8 MW	2	N20
19 October at 13:04	14 MW	4	N

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