Fire near Kordofan du Sud (SD)

10.45°N, 28.41°E · first detected on 2 October at 13:51

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 2 October at 13:51 to 23 October at 01:56, that is 21 days, through 309 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 5,850 ha.

Detected extent: 5,850 ha
Cumulative power: 1,864 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 55 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 309
Estimated emissions: 2.2 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 23 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

Loading history…

Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 01:56	2 MW	2	N21
23 October at 01:12	5 MW	3	N20
22 October at 21:07	46 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 21:00	14 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 17:37	26 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:25	23 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:23	28 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:05	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:55	21 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:53	28 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:45	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:38	273 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 16:37	91 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 16:35	175 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 16:25	21 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:23	183 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:22	148 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:15	129 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 16:07	204 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:07	173 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:05	69 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:55	42 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 15:52	55 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:45	177 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 15:35	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:25	115 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:22	76 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:15	81 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:05	43 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 14:55	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:52	50 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:52	83 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 14:45	75 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:37	37 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 14:35	66 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:25	107 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:17	198 MW	36	N20
22 October at 14:15	40 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:07	164 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:07	122 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:05	129 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:57	231 MW	28	N
22 October at 13:55	62 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:52	48 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:45	122 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 13:35	56 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:25	57 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:22	66 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:22	64 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:19	346 MW	40	N21
22 October at 13:15	36 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:05	62 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 12:55	35 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:45	41 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:36	4 MW	1	N20
22 October at 12:35	36 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:15	61 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:35	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:25	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:15	39 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:46	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:36	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:35	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:25	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:05	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:55	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:35	9 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 02:13	4 MW	3	N21
21 October at 20:21	31 MW	3	Terra
21 October at 19:38	54 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 19:37	34 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 19:35	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:55	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:53	67 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 18:52	42 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:45	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:38	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 18:37	87 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 18:35	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 18:25	71 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:23	99 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 18:22	75 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 18:15	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:55	31 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:53	145 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 17:52	108 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:45	23 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:38	318 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 17:37	423 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 17:35	373 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 17:25	254 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 17:23	262 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 17:22	276 MW	5	Met10
21 October at 17:15	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:08	362 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 17:07	456 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 17:05	84 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 16:55	328 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 16:53	888 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:52	884 MW	6	Met10
21 October at 16:45	56 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:38	325 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 16:37	293 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 16:35	345 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:25	224 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 16:23	232 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 16:22	225 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 16:15	46 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:07	118 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:07	127 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 16:05	75 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 15:55	207 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 15:52	269 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:52	412 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 15:46	481 MW	23	Aqua
21 October at 15:45	335 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 15:37	219 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:37	323 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 15:35	89 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:25	44 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:22	116 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:22	99 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 15:15	155 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 15:07	40 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:07	38 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:05	134 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 14:55	86 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:45	50 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 14:37	39 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:37	37 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:35	95 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:25	71 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:22	36 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:17	279 MW	71	N
21 October at 14:15	97 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:07	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:07	48 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:05	89 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:55	88 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 13:52	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:52	42 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:45	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:40	522 MW	76	N21
21 October at 13:37	116 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:37	58 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:35	91 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 13:25	222 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 13:22	182 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:15	262 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:07	73 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:07	196 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:05	158 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 12:56	372 MW	77	N20
21 October at 12:55	124 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:52	47 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:45	98 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:37	169 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:37	54 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:35	74 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:25	61 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:22	78 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:15	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:05	68 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 11:55	84 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:45	119 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:37	60 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:35	48 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:25	100 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 11:22	75 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:15	75 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:07	127 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:05	129 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:55	131 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 10:52	41 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 10:52	84 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:46	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:45	46 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:37	70 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:35	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:25	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:15	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:05	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:25	49 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:15	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:05	44 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 01:50	10 MW	4	N20
21 October at 01:31	16 MW	5	N
21 October at 00:52	23 MW	2	N21
20 October at 16:55	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:35	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:25	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:15	21 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:05	22 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:35	36 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:25	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:15	123 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 15:08	197 MW	3	Aqua
20 October at 15:07	127 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 15:07	115 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 15:05	91 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 14:55	167 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 14:52	223 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:52	106 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 14:45	113 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:37	32 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:35	96 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 14:34	66 MW	7	N
20 October at 14:25	91 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 14:22	57 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 14:22	41 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:15	52 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:05	69 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:57	407 MW	72	N21
20 October at 13:55	83 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:52	99 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:45	110 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 13:35	59 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:25	78 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:22	126 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:22	122 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:15	433 MW	46	N20
20 October at 13:15	100 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:07	48 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:07	43 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:05	71 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 12:55	134 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:53	187 MW	28	N
20 October at 12:52	51 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:45	121 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:37	210 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:37	111 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:35	121 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 12:25	37 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:15	47 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:07	47 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:05	74 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:55	138 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:46	87 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:45	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:37	37 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:35	107 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:25	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:15	72 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:05	71 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:55	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:52	59 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:52	54 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:35	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:26	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 08:54	7 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 16:10	287 MW	8	Aqua
19 October at 14:17	205 MW	16	N21
19 October at 13:33	287 MW	54	N20
19 October at 13:13	428 MW	56	N
19 October at 12:36	176 MW	20	N21
18 October at 15:29	16 MW	1	Aqua
18 October at 13:51	16 MW	4	N20
18 October at 13:32	71 MW	11	N
18 October at 12:56	6 MW	1	N21
17 October at 14:10	30 MW	7	N20
17 October at 13:50	80 MW	20	N
17 October at 13:13	54 MW	15	N21
16 October at 15:53	144 MW	14	Aqua
16 October at 14:10	370 MW	68	N
16 October at 13:32	651 MW	126	N21
16 October at 12:49	372 MW	68	N20
16 October at 01:44	3 MW	1	N20
16 October at 01:24	9 MW	2	N
15 October at 14:27	29 MW	3	N
15 October at 13:51	209 MW	44	N21
15 October at 13:08	158 MW	43	N20
14 October at 14:10	129 MW	11	N21
14 October at 13:25	208 MW	57	N20
14 October at 13:08	165 MW	23	N
14 October at 12:30	49 MW	5	N21
13 October at 13:47	27 MW	6	N20
12 October at 13:08	27 MW	5	N21
11 October at 14:23	80 MW	6	N20
11 October at 14:04	177 MW	15	N
11 October at 13:25	68 MW	15	N21
11 October at 12:41	20 MW	2	N20
10 October at 14:21	17 MW	4	N
10 October at 13:47	63 MW	11	N21
10 October at 13:02	35 MW	6	N20
9 October at 14:04	20 MW	4	N21
9 October at 13:19	109 MW	24	N20
9 October at 13:00	38 MW	8	N
8 October at 15:44	7 MW	1	Aqua
7 October at 13:57	34 MW	8	N20
7 October at 13:38	111 MW	28	N
7 October at 13:02	50 MW	9	N21
6 October at 14:17	17 MW	3	N20
6 October at 13:57	45 MW	9	N
6 October at 13:19	20 MW	6	N21
5 October at 14:17	12 MW	3	N
5 October at 13:40	15 MW	2	N21
5 October at 12:56	25 MW	8	N20
4 October at 13:57	15 MW	4	N21
4 October at 13:15	28 MW	3	N20
4 October at 12:53	5 MW	1	N
3 October at 15:50	9 MW	1	Aqua
3 October at 13:32	46 MW	13	N20
3 October at 13:13	24 MW	3	N
2 October at 13:51	6 MW	2	N20

8 other fires near Kordofan du Sud (SD)

Separate fires, apart in time or in space, not pieces of this one. A single municipality can have several over one summer, and a forest massif often covers more than a hundred square kilometres.

Follow live

The map shows active fires in 3D, with smoke plumes, forecast wind, drop zones and the live position of water bombers tracked by ADS-B, anywhere in the world.

Open the fire map

Take the data of this fire with you

A ready-to-use archive, paid once, no subscription. It contains:

the satellite detections of the fire
the contours of its progression
the drops and the aircraft tracks
the lightning around it
the severity of the burned area, when computed

From €20.00 excl. VAT, six formats to choose from, link valid for 30 days.

Download the data

Pro subscribers: included. €49 excl. VAT a month, no commitment. The public map stays free. Discover GISFire Pro

© 2026 SARO · Gistin. All rights reserved. The interface, its presentation and the contents of GISFire are protected; reproducing or imitating them requires written permission. The source data remain the property of their respective producers, see the credits.

Legal notice · Privacy policy · · GISFire v2.4.2