Fire near Kordofan du Sud (SD)

11.74°N, 30.52°E · first detected on 3 October at 13:34

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 3 October at 13:34 to 23 October at 01:56, that is 20 days, through 812 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 13,322 ha.

Detected extent: 13,322 ha
Cumulative power: 6,436 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 120 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 812
Estimated emissions: 10.4 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 22 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 01:56	10 MW	8	N21
23 October at 01:12	5 MW	5	N20
22 October at 16:38	54 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:35	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:25	30 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:15	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:05	34 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 15:52	28 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:45	23 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:35	31 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:25	70 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:23	34 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:22	119 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:15	235 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:08	371 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:07	451 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 15:07	248 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:05	485 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 14:55	446 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 14:52	254 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 14:52	345 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:45	419 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 14:37	668 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 14:37	480 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 14:35	306 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 14:25	430 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 14:22	693 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 14:22	777 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 14:19	377 MW	24	N20
22 October at 14:15	695 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 14:07	442 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 14:07	480 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:05	302 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 13:57	554 MW	36	N
22 October at 13:55	708 MW	20	Met12
22 October at 13:52	589 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 13:52	674 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:45	545 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:37	64 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:37	151 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:35	219 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 13:25	166 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:22	38 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:19	245 MW	24	N21
22 October at 13:15	72 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:07	39 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:05	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:55	41 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:45	46 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:38	176 MW	23	N20
22 October at 12:35	68 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:25	86 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 12:22	62 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:22	62 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:15	558 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 12:07	327 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:07	339 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:05	346 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:56	86 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 11:52	48 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 11:52	69 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 11:45	107 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:35	93 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:26	37 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:46	44 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 10:06	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:56	73 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 09:36	28 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:26	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:22	30 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 09:16	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:07	63 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 09:07	50 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 09:06	97 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 08:56	40 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 08:35	6 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 01:29	1 MW	1	N20
22 October at 01:09	3 MW	2	N
21 October at 17:15	52 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 17:08	26 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:07	25 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 17:05	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:55	69 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 16:53	36 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:52	42 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 16:45	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:38	33 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:37	33 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 16:35	33 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:25	78 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 16:23	114 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 16:22	140 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 16:15	136 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:08	27 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:07	36 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 16:05	65 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:55	121 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:53	119 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:52	187 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:46	236 MW	10	Aqua
21 October at 15:45	118 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:35	76 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:25	78 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:23	49 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:22	53 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:15	86 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:08	119 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 15:07	95 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 15:07	73 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:05	136 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:55	94 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:45	92 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:35	296 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:25	275 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 14:22	102 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:22	77 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:17	326 MW	23	N
21 October at 14:16	187 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:07	118 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:07	108 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:05	243 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:55	67 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:52	143 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:52	164 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:45	113 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:40	158 MW	15	N21
21 October at 13:35	37 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:22	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 13:15	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:07	65 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:07	102 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:05	54 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:56	167 MW	25	N20
21 October at 12:55	81 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:52	52 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:45	62 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:37	205 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 12:37	62 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:36	174 MW	10	N
21 October at 12:35	295 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 12:25	76 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:22	231 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:22	277 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 12:07	128 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:07	64 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:05	43 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:55	29 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:52	55 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:52	118 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:45	56 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:37	176 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:37	169 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:35	111 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:25	37 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:22	106 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:22	60 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:15	132 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:07	216 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 11:07	242 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 11:06	270 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:56	27 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:46	63 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:37	49 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 10:37	41 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:36	107 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:26	46 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:16	31 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:07	44 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 10:06	22 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:56	34 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:25	128 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 15:15	95 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 15:08	73 MW	2	Aqua
20 October at 15:07	30 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:05	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:55	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:52	86 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:45	64 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:37	240 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:37	39 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 14:35	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:25	48 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:22	92 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:07	311 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 14:07	69 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 14:05	227 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 13:57	239 MW	27	N21
20 October at 13:55	234 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:45	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:37	613 MW	7	Met9
20 October at 13:37	215 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:35	352 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 13:25	146 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:22	266 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:22	328 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 13:15	435 MW	40	N20
20 October at 13:15	64 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:07	264 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 13:05	92 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:55	497 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 12:53	620 MW	46	N
20 October at 12:52	704 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 12:52	802 MW	6	Met9
20 October at 12:45	377 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 12:37	264 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 12:37	190 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:35	107 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:25	365 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 12:22	527 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 12:22	645 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:15	879 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 12:07	541 MW	5	Met10
20 October at 12:07	335 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 12:05	205 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:56	488 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:52	458 MW	5	Met10
20 October at 11:52	416 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 11:46	110 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:37	52 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:37	118 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 11:25	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:15	83 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:06	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:56	49 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:46	24 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:26	15 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 13:34	454 MW	66	N20
19 October at 13:13	395 MW	65	N
19 October at 12:36	416 MW	62	N21
19 October at 02:26	22 MW	9	N20
19 October at 02:05	69 MW	22	N
19 October at 01:29	48 MW	22	N21
19 October at 00:46	24 MW	11	N20
18 October at 20:04	80 MW	4	Terra
18 October at 15:31	408 MW	14	Aqua
18 October at 13:51	416 MW	50	N20
18 October at 13:32	333 MW	45	N
18 October at 12:56	328 MW	43	N21
18 October at 02:26	4 MW	3	N
18 October at 01:48	1 MW	1	N21
17 October at 13:51	9 MW	2	N
17 October at 13:13	39 MW	10	N21
17 October at 12:30	7 MW	1	N20
17 October at 08:37	27 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 02:07	2 MW	2	N21
17 October at 01:24	7 MW	5	N20
16 October at 15:55	18 MW	1	Aqua
16 October at 14:10	293 MW	34	N
16 October at 13:34	561 MW	34	N21
16 October at 12:49	165 MW	23	N20
15 October at 13:51	54 MW	8	N21
15 October at 13:08	76 MW	14	N20
15 October at 12:47	71 MW	10	N
14 October at 13:25	26 MW	5	N20
14 October at 13:08	22 MW	3	N
14 October at 12:30	47 MW	4	N21
13 October at 13:47	94 MW	13	N20
12 October at 13:08	9 MW	3	N21
11 October at 14:04	21 MW	8	N
11 October at 13:28	26 MW	6	N21
11 October at 12:43	15 MW	3	N20
10 October at 13:02	17 MW	5	N20
9 October at 14:04	19 MW	2	N21
9 October at 13:02	21 MW	3	N
8 October at 13:40	5 MW	1	N20
8 October at 13:19	19 MW	6	N
8 October at 12:43	16 MW	2	N21
7 October at 13:57	4 MW	1	N20
7 October at 13:38	16 MW	3	N
7 October at 13:02	11 MW	2	N21
6 October at 14:19	46 MW	3	N20
6 October at 13:57	88 MW	12	N
6 October at 13:19	83 MW	10	N21
6 October at 12:36	141 MW	17	N20
5 October at 15:29	46 MW	2	Aqua
5 October at 12:56	161 MW	12	N20
5 October at 12:36	96 MW	6	N
4 October at 13:15	4 MW	1	N20
4 October at 12:53	4 MW	1	N
3 October at 13:34	7 MW	1	N20

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