Fire near Katsina (NG)

12.95°N, 7.36°E · first detected on 18 October at 02:45

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 18 October at 02:45 to 22 October at 03:09, that is 4 days, through 58 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 809 ha.

Detected extent: 809 ha
Cumulative power: 334 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 20 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 58
Estimated emissions: 745 t of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 18 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 7 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 17:46	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:38	28 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:26	40 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:23	37 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:16	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:08	145 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:08	107 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 17:06	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:53	172 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:53	229 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:46	36 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:38	229 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:38	413 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:36	81 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:26	194 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 16:23	216 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:23	305 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:16	112 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 16:08	743 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 16:08	611 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 16:06	282 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:56	259 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:53	731 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 15:53	786 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:46	124 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:40	157 MW	23	N
22 October at 15:38	415 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:38	159 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 15:23	91 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:23	274 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:22	47 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:16	44 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:08	291 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:07	190 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:01	201 MW	17	N21
22 October at 14:53	190 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 14:52	184 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:46	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:38	586 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:37	314 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:36	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:26	97 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:22	430 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:22	205 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:17	147 MW	22	N20
22 October at 14:07	208 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:07	433 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:06	43 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:56	65 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:52	323 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:52	185 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:46	143 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 13:37	212 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:37	338 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:36	60 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:26	333 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 13:22	250 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:22	551 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:16	200 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:07	709 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:07	474 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 13:06	366 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 12:56	448 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 12:52	678 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:52	631 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 12:46	234 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 12:37	629 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:37	581 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 12:36	237 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 12:26	349 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 12:22	494 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:22	413 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 12:16	22 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:07	303 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:07	298 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 12:06	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:56	63 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:52	298 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 11:52	271 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 11:46	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:37	416 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 11:37	405 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 11:36	90 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:26	63 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:22	282 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 11:22	377 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 11:16	146 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:07	243 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 11:07	142 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 11:06	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:56	96 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 10:52	51 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:52	102 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:46	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:37	187 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 10:37	190 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 10:36	42 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:26	114 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 10:22	252 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 10:22	230 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 10:16	60 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 10:13	134 MW	6	Terra
22 October at 10:07	57 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:07	83 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 10:06	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:52	36 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 03:09	17 MW	15	N20
22 October at 02:46	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 02:13	2 MW	1	N21
21 October at 22:02	9 MW	2	Terra
21 October at 17:24	28 MW	1	Aqua
21 October at 16:16	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:06	38 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:36	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:23	146 MW	23	N21
21 October at 15:16	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:06	66 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:56	30 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:38	134 MW	20	N20
21 October at 14:36	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:17	15 MW	2	N
21 October at 14:16	30 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:46	38 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:36	102 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:26	516 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 13:16	233 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 13:06	144 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:56	107 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:46	183 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:36	246 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 12:26	143 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:16	72 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:06	323 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 11:56	578 MW	16	Met12
21 October at 11:46	138 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:36	65 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:26	34 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:22	110 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:16	458 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 11:06	131 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:56	60 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:52	187 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:46	111 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 10:37	107 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:36	115 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:26	99 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:22	169 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:16	159 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:07	159 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 10:06	77 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:56	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:52	165 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 09:46	48 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:37	93 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 09:37	131 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 09:36	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 09:26	50 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 09:22	84 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 09:22	163 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 09:16	117 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 09:07	159 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 09:07	147 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 09:06	111 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 08:56	86 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 08:52	187 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 08:46	81 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 08:36	21 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 08:26	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 03:30	10 MW	9	N20
21 October at 03:09	12 MW	12	N
21 October at 02:35	15 MW	7	N21
20 October at 21:36	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:16	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:06	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:26	33 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:16	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:06	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:56	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:40	34 MW	2	N21
20 October at 15:16	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:06	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:55	165 MW	26	N20
20 October at 14:46	39 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:36	73 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:36	92 MW	10	N
20 October at 14:26	103 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:16	257 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:06	230 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:56	73 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:46	84 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:36	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:26	38 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:06	47 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:56	109 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:46	119 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 12:36	37 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:26	80 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 12:16	45 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:06	27 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:56	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:16	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:06	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:56	28 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 14:55	2 MW	1	N
18 October at 15:14	6 MW	1	N
18 October at 04:06	4 MW	2	N
18 October at 02:45	2 MW	2	N20
17 October at 15:33	21 MW	2	N

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