Fire near Kwando-Kubango (AO)

15.27°S, 17.13°E

What the satellites measured

This fire is not in the last thirty days of the fire list, but detections remain around this point: the curve below is rebuilt from the raw pixels, which are kept for a hundred days.

“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 30 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 04:22	36 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 04:19	49 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 04:19	61 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 04:12	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 02:03	18 MW	9	N21
23 October at 01:20	4 MW	1	N20
23 October at 00:34	25 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 18:52	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:42	40 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 18:23	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:13	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:05	32 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 18:03	39 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:53	44 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:52	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:50	38 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:49	82 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:43	48 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:42	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:35	109 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 17:34	101 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:33	66 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:23	58 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:20	134 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 17:19	133 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:13	66 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:05	255 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 17:04	298 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 17:03	109 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:53	238 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 16:50	211 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:49	166 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:43	140 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:35	155 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:34	78 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:33	107 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:23	75 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:22	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:20	27 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:19	194 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 16:19	130 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:13	211 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:12	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:03	179 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 16:02	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:53	36 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:52	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:49	37 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:49	32 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:43	120 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:42	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:34	149 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:34	115 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 15:33	89 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:32	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:31	325 MW	35	N
22 October at 15:23	138 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:22	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:19	216 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:19	176 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:13	355 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 15:12	41 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:04	237 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:04	195 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:03	81 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:02	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:53	150 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:53	443 MW	32	N21
22 October at 14:49	258 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:49	271 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:43	300 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:42	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:34	225 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:34	339 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 14:33	297 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 14:32	54 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:23	421 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 14:22	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:19	358 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 14:19	209 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:13	450 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 14:12	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:10	316 MW	29	N20
22 October at 14:04	261 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:04	214 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:03	144 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:02	22 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:53	198 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 13:52	23 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:49	370 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 13:49	239 MW	19	N
22 October at 13:49	258 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:43	288 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 13:42	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:34	296 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 13:34	274 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 13:33	366 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:32	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:23	140 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 13:22	25 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:19	131 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:19	106 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:13	137 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 13:02	40 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:53	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:52	55 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:49	40 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:43	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:42	74 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:34	67 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:34	79 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:33	21 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:32	75 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:23	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:22	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:19	69 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:13	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:12	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:03	38 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:53	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:22	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 02:22	1 MW	1	N21
21 October at 17:33	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:23	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:20	85 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 17:13	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:05	89 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 16:50	215 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 16:35	51 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:23	37 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:02	77 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:52	30 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:42	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:14	233 MW	14	N21
21 October at 15:02	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:52	50 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:43	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:42	34 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:29	183 MW	15	N20
21 October at 14:22	37 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:19	130 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:10	67 MW	7	N
21 October at 13:53	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:52	55 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:42	74 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:34	183 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:34	126 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:32	215 MW	9	N21
21 October at 13:32	85 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:22	104 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:19	163 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:19	112 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:12	134 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:04	65 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 13:04	63 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:02	20 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:52	22 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:43	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:42	42 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:52	59 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:49	70 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:49	61 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:22	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:19	92 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:12	41 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:04	55 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:02	48 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:52	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:42	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:32	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:22	38 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:19	48 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:12	29 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:02	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:52	39 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:42	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:32	24 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:12	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 02:52	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 02:39	82 MW	11	N21
21 October at 02:32	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 02:22	18 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:37	18 MW	5	N
20 October at 17:22	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:43	167 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 16:33	20 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:23	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:53	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:52	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:43	111 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:34	206 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:34	167 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 15:33	155 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 15:23	103 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:22	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:19	39 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 15:13	42 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:03	35 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:46	146 MW	13	N20
20 October at 14:27	67 MW	10	N
20 October at 14:13	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:53	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:51	125 MW	15	N21
20 October at 13:03	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:34	56 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 11:33	20 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:34	48 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:33	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:23	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:19	44 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:04	37 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:53	33 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:34	35 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:33	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:23	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:13	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:04	24 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:03	30 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 15:06	179 MW	25	N20
19 October at 14:49	43 MW	6	N
19 October at 14:10	249 MW	14	N21
18 October at 17:01	89 MW	1	Aqua
18 October at 15:25	102 MW	6	N20
18 October at 15:06	225 MW	14	N
18 October at 14:28	175 MW	11	N21
18 October at 13:47	28 MW	3	N20
17 October at 14:49	128 MW	16	N21
17 October at 14:04	87 MW	8	N20
17 October at 13:45	31 MW	3	N
16 October at 15:06	76 MW	11	N21
16 October at 14:21	155 MW	5	N20
16 October at 14:04	37 MW	9	N
15 October at 16:46	46 MW	3	Aqua
15 October at 14:42	11 MW	2	N20
15 October at 14:21	44 MW	4	N
15 October at 13:47	51 MW	6	N21
13 October at 13:38	15 MW	1	N20
11 October at 14:59	5 MW	1	N21
11 October at 13:55	13 MW	2	N
10 October at 16:53	16 MW	2	Aqua
10 October at 14:36	47 MW	4	N20
10 October at 14:17	31 MW	4	N
8 October at 15:13	297 MW	32	N20
8 October at 14:53	699 MW	32	N
8 October at 14:17	852 MW	26	N21
8 October at 02:39	4 MW	2	N20
8 October at 01:44	16 MW	8	N21
7 October at 16:37	542 MW	21	Aqua
7 October at 15:12	763 MW	74	N
7 October at 14:36	906 MW	52	N21
7 October at 13:51	583 MW	64	N20
7 October at 02:39	1 MW	2	N
7 October at 02:05	2 MW	3	N21
6 October at 15:31	734 MW	40	N
6 October at 14:53	343 MW	30	N21
6 October at 14:10	398 MW	35	N20
6 October at 13:49	197 MW	23	N
6 October at 01:37	1 MW	2	N20
5 October at 16:59	29 MW	2	Aqua
5 October at 15:14	862 MW	47	N21
5 October at 14:27	675 MW	48	N20
5 October at 14:10	581 MW	52	N
5 October at 13:32	577 MW	43	N21
4 October at 14:48	326 MW	18	N20
4 October at 14:27	270 MW	18	N
4 October at 13:51	168 MW	21	N21
4 October at 01:56	1 MW	1	N
4 October at 01:20	3 MW	2	N21
3 October at 15:06	317 MW	42	N20
3 October at 14:46	348 MW	26	N
3 October at 14:10	397 MW	18	N21
2 October at 15:06	16 MW	2	N
2 October at 14:29	6 MW	1	N21
2 October at 13:45	8 MW	1	N20
1 October at 14:49	45 MW	8	N21
1 October at 01:31	1 MW	2	N20
30 September at 14:21	113 MW	10	N20
30 September at 14:04	314 MW	26	N
30 September at 09:09	27 MW	2	Terra
29 September at 16:29	559 MW	14	Aqua
29 September at 14:42	298 MW	29	N20
29 September at 14:21	182 MW	19	N
29 September at 13:47	61 MW	5	N21
29 September at 02:54	1 MW	1	N21
28 September at 14:59	754 MW	53	N20
28 September at 14:04	1,145 MW	73	N21
28 September at 09:29	13 MW	2	Terra
28 September at 02:28	10 MW	4	N20
28 September at 01:31	1 MW	1	N21
27 September at 16:50	259 MW	15	Aqua
27 September at 15:21	851 MW	61	N20
27 September at 14:59	791 MW	75	N
27 September at 14:21	826 MW	54	N21
27 September at 13:38	294 MW	26	N20
26 September at 15:18	882 MW	55	N
26 September at 14:42	443 MW	25	N21
26 September at 13:57	1,111 MW	99	N20
26 September at 03:07	2 MW	2	N20
26 September at 02:45	3 MW	3	N
26 September at 02:09	7 MW	7	N21
26 September at 01:26	5 MW	4	N20
25 September at 17:12	441 MW	6	Aqua
25 September at 15:38	11 MW	1	N
25 September at 14:59	1,305 MW	134	N21
25 September at 14:17	1,248 MW	82	N20
25 September at 13:55	2,478 MW	113	N
25 September at 09:09	6 MW	1	Terra
24 September at 16:35	62 MW	4	Aqua
24 September at 14:17	6 MW	1	N
24 September at 13:38	186 MW	8	N21

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