Fire near Mashonaland central (ZW)

16.06°S, 30.17°E · first detected on 22 October at 13:49

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 22 October at 13:49 to 23 October at 15:16, through 102 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 1,195 ha.

Detected extent: 1,195 ha
Cumulative power: 988 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 67 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 102
Estimated emissions: 131 t of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 22 October 2026 to 22 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 22 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 4 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 19:05	23 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 19:02	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 18:52	27 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 18:50	73 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 18:49	83 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 18:42	27 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 18:35	81 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 18:34	43 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 18:32	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 18:20	98 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 18:19	107 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 18:12	18 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 18:05	120 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 18:04	141 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 18:02	47 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 17:52	37 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 17:50	141 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 17:49	170 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 17:42	26 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 17:35	120 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 17:34	117 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 17:20	176 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 17:19	36 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 17:05	175 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 17:02	42 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 16:52	26 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 16:49	94 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 16:49	153 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 16:42	51 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 16:34	118 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 16:34	103 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 16:32	21 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 16:22	86 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 16:19	194 MW	5	Met9
23 October at 16:19	163 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 16:04	220 MW	5	Met9
23 October at 16:04	172 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 16:02	54 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 15:49	124 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 15:49	115 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 15:42	35 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 15:34	159 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 15:34	132 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 15:19	119 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 15:19	84 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 15:16	41 MW	1	Aqua
23 October at 15:04	101 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 15:04	45 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 14:49	122 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 14:49	45 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 14:42	29 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 14:34	200 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 14:34	181 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 14:32	64 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 14:22	182 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 14:19	216 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 14:19	241 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 14:12	139 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 14:04	295 MW	5	Met9
23 October at 14:04	211 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 14:02	138 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 13:52	123 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 13:49	169 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 13:49	227 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 13:49	255 MW	25	N20
23 October at 13:42	189 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 13:34	355 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 13:34	262 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 13:32	364 MW	19	N
23 October at 13:32	300 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 13:22	177 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 13:19	238 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 13:19	156 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 13:12	98 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 13:04	123 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 13:04	125 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 13:02	133 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 12:53	140 MW	20	N21
23 October at 12:52	122 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 12:49	285 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 12:49	171 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 12:42	143 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 12:34	379 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 12:34	301 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 12:32	292 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 12:22	239 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 12:19	266 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 12:19	225 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 12:12	277 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 12:04	369 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 12:04	484 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 12:02	446 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 11:52	269 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 11:49	386 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 11:49	295 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 11:42	331 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 11:34	418 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 11:34	676 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 11:32	538 MW	11	Met12
23 October at 11:22	196 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 11:19	192 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 11:19	202 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 11:12	128 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 11:04	272 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 11:04	174 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 11:02	172 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 10:52	146 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 10:49	128 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 10:49	130 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 10:42	281 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 10:34	284 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 10:34	214 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 10:32	260 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 10:22	93 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 10:12	53 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 10:04	169 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 10:04	132 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 10:02	126 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 09:52	115 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 09:49	218 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 09:49	139 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 09:42	150 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 09:34	207 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 09:34	257 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 09:32	124 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 09:22	64 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 09:19	48 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 09:12	70 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 09:04	47 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 09:02	17 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 08:22	40 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 07:42	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 06:22	13 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 06:18	26 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 06:12	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 05:52	13 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 05:42	24 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 05:34	47 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 05:34	54 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 05:32	37 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 05:22	82 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 05:19	39 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 05:18	42 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 05:12	21 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 05:02	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 02:03	25 MW	4	N21
23 October at 01:18	32 MW	16	N20
23 October at 01:01	23 MW	7	N
23 October at 00:22	11 MW	3	N21
22 October at 22:42	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 22:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 22:22	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 21:22	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:53	49 MW	3	Terra
22 October at 20:52	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:49	29 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 20:49	30 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:34	31 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:34	31 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 20:32	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:19	28 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 20:19	30 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:12	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:04	21 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 20:02	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:42	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:22	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:42	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:22	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:02	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:52	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:50	47 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 17:49	30 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:42	31 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:35	60 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 17:34	40 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:32	48 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:22	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:12	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:04	21 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:02	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:52	25 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:49	37 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:49	63 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:42	30 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:34	56 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:32	20 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:22	50 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:19	103 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:19	44 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:16	16 MW	1	Aqua
22 October at 16:12	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:02	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:52	22 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:42	25 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:02	37 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:52	49 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:42	22 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:32	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:12	48 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:10	25 MW	2	N20
22 October at 14:02	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:49	8 MW	1	N

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