Fire near Mashonaland occidental (ZW)

16.55°S, 30.29°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 11:02	143 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 10:52	46 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 10:42	103 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 10:34	70 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 10:34	55 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 10:32	56 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 10:22	72 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 10:12	37 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 10:04	153 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 10:04	171 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 10:02	187 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 09:52	155 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 09:49	471 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 09:49	462 MW	5	Met10
23 October at 09:42	58 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 09:34	88 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 09:34	146 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 09:32	86 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 09:22	60 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 09:19	146 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 09:19	111 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 09:12	92 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 09:02	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 08:52	75 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 08:42	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 08:32	24 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 06:52	69 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 06:48	22 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 01:20	15 MW	17	N20
23 October at 01:01	11 MW	10	N
23 October at 00:22	20 MW	7	N21
22 October at 23:34	27 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 23:34	34 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 23:32	49 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 23:22	37 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 23:19	54 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 21:19	24 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 21:12	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:53	92 MW	8	Terra
22 October at 20:52	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:42	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:22	47 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:05	25 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:52	49 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:50	53 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:34	59 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:32	54 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:22	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:12	55 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 16:02	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 15:52	30 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:42	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:32	36 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:22	70 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 15:19	40 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:12	178 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 15:04	122 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:04	343 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:02	127 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:52	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:42	63 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:32	143 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:22	52 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:12	51 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 14:10	137 MW	16	N20
22 October at 14:02	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:52	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:49	43 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:49	158 MW	19	N
22 October at 13:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:13	170 MW	22	N21
22 October at 12:52	79 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:49	51 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:49	57 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:42	138 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 12:32	25 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:22	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:12	17 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:02	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:52	33 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:42	29 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:32	176 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 11:02	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:42	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 09:52	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:42	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:03	33 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 08:02	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:42	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:32	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 01:37	8 MW	5	N20
22 October at 01:18	6 MW	8	N
22 October at 00:42	4 MW	2	N21
21 October at 18:32	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:12	28 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:22	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:12	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:04	55 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:02	52 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:52	37 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:42	93 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:40	130 MW	5	Aqua
21 October at 15:34	52 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:34	44 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:32	100 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:22	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:19	39 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:12	48 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:04	55 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:04	73 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:02	78 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:52	60 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:49	41 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:42	162 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:34	83 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:32	134 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:27	245 MW	36	N20
21 October at 14:22	291 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 14:19	49 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:19	202 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 14:12	297 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 14:08	438 MW	44	N
21 October at 14:04	45 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:02	94 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 13:52	170 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:42	88 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:34	86 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:32	262 MW	27	N21
21 October at 13:32	81 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:22	170 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 13:19	124 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:19	156 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:12	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:04	198 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:04	136 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:02	280 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 12:52	98 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:47	190 MW	17	N20
21 October at 12:42	47 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:32	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:22	292 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:12	55 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:02	48 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:52	61 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:49	46 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:42	75 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:34	43 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:34	70 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:32	51 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:22	86 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 11:19	116 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:12	108 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:04	56 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:02	63 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:52	60 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 10:49	64 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 10:42	144 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:32	96 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:22	79 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 10:12	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:02	24 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:52	55 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:49	35 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 09:49	50 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 09:42	19 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:34	42 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 09:32	28 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:22	30 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:42	19 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 08:32	19 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 08:22	70 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 08:12	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 08:03	215 MW	6	Terra
21 October at 08:02	48 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 06:22	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 06:12	57 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 06:02	78 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 05:52	99 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 05:42	78 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 05:32	94 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 05:22	90 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 05:12	114 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 05:02	73 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 04:52	108 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 04:42	172 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 04:32	96 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 04:22	80 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 04:12	32 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 04:02	58 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:52	86 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 03:42	59 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:32	118 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 03:28	162 MW	5	Aqua
21 October at 03:22	28 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:12	78 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 03:02	36 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 02:52	124 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 02:42	40 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 02:32	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:56	72 MW	23	N20
21 October at 01:37	91 MW	23	N
21 October at 00:59	71 MW	14	N21
21 October at 00:52	83 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 23:02	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 22:42	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 22:32	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 19:42	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 19:32	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:02	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:42	66 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:32	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:22	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:12	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:04	65 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 16:02	119 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 15:49	32 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:42	54 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:32	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:19	34 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:02	200 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 14:52	53 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:42	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:32	45 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:27	420 MW	28	N
20 October at 14:22	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:19	87 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:12	54 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:02	34 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:52	418 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 13:49	418 MW	19	N21
20 October at 13:42	56 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:34	204 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 13:34	110 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:32	369 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 13:22	225 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:19	278 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 13:19	323 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:12	35 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:06	238 MW	35	N20
20 October at 13:04	88 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:04	107 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:02	153 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:52	354 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 12:49	261 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 12:49	246 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:42	182 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:34	216 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:34	143 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:32	437 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 12:22	226 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 12:19	138 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:19	112 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 12:12	269 MW	14	Met12
20 October at 12:04	137 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:04	139 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:02	125 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:52	338 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 11:49	215 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 11:49	147 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:42	318 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 11:34	449 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 11:34	587 MW	5	Met10
20 October at 11:32	717 MW	12	Met12
20 October at 11:22	263 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 11:19	300 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 11:19	424 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 11:12	230 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:04	230 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 11:04	146 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:02	251 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 10:52	368 MW	11	Met12
20 October at 10:49	249 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 10:49	198 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 10:42	145 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 10:34	59 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:34	123 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 10:32	26 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:22	158 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 10:19	198 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 10:19	160 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 10:12	120 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:04	231 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 10:04	155 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 10:02	265 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 09:52	174 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 09:49	267 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 09:49	305 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 09:42	460 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 09:34	420 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 09:34	250 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 09:32	304 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:22	648 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 09:19	1,281 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 09:19	1,271 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 09:12	2,223 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 09:04	841 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 09:04	765 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 09:03	490 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 09:02	419 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 08:52	421 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 08:49	667 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 08:49	593 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 08:42	184 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 08:34	114 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 08:32	226 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 08:22	194 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 08:18	257 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 08:12	265 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 08:04	404 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 08:03	469 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 08:02	360 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 07:52	202 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 07:49	356 MW	5	Met10
20 October at 07:48	412 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 07:42	279 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 07:34	143 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 07:33	146 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 07:32	78 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:22	72 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 07:19	82 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 07:18	105 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 02:16	7 MW	3	N20
20 October at 01:56	16 MW	8	N
20 October at 01:18	34 MW	14	N21
20 October at 00:34	8 MW	5	N20
19 October at 16:01	146 MW	11	Aqua
19 October at 14:46	180 MW	17	N
19 October at 14:10	376 MW	44	N21
19 October at 13:25	644 MW	51	N20
19 October at 13:06	682 MW	58	N
19 October at 08:25	11 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 01:37	6 MW	5	N21
19 October at 00:54	8 MW	8	N20
19 October at 00:33	5 MW	3	N
18 October at 14:27	152 MW	14	N21
18 October at 13:45	212 MW	30	N20
18 October at 13:23	199 MW	25	N
18 October at 12:47	214 MW	23	N21
18 October at 01:56	1 MW	1	N21
18 October at 01:12	6 MW	8	N20
18 October at 00:52	4 MW	5	N
17 October at 14:04	203 MW	37	N20
17 October at 13:45	199 MW	33	N
17 October at 13:06	429 MW	39	N21
17 October at 01:31	11 MW	4	N20
17 October at 01:12	6 MW	4	N
17 October at 00:33	9 MW	6	N21
16 October at 15:44	24 MW	3	Aqua
16 October at 14:21	153 MW	26	N20
16 October at 14:02	332 MW	24	N
16 October at 13:25	150 MW	12	N21
16 October at 01:50	10 MW	8	N20
16 October at 01:29	8 MW	11	N
16 October at 00:54	9 MW	9	N21
15 October at 21:15	16 MW	1	Terra
15 October at 14:40	46 MW	3	N20
15 October at 14:21	735 MW	51	N
15 October at 13:45	1,279 MW	62	N21
15 October at 13:00	359 MW	48	N20
15 October at 02:09	5 MW	4	N20
15 October at 01:50	16 MW	13	N
15 October at 01:12	21 MW	16	N21
15 October at 00:27	22 MW	14	N20
14 October at 20:36	51 MW	4	Terra
14 October at 16:08	13 MW	1	Aqua
14 October at 14:40	20 MW	2	N
14 October at 14:04	150 MW	14	N21
14 October at 13:19	80 MW	16	N20
14 October at 13:00	108 MW	7	N
14 October at 08:25	30 MW	4	Terra
14 October at 02:07	1 MW	1	N
14 October at 01:31	1 MW	1	N21
14 October at 00:48	4 MW	4	N20
14 October at 00:29	2 MW	1	N
13 October at 15:29	19 MW	1	Aqua
13 October at 14:21	60 MW	10	N21
13 October at 13:38	364 MW	19	N20
12 October at 13:00	133 MW	23	N21
12 October at 08:44	13 MW	1	Terra
12 October at 02:09	3 MW	2	N21
12 October at 01:26	21 MW	13	N20
12 October at 01:05	20 MW	13	N
12 October at 00:29	29 MW	8	N21
11 October at 15:53	222 MW	17	Aqua
11 October at 14:17	384 MW	57	N20
11 October at 13:55	344 MW	36	N
11 October at 13:19	355 MW	16	N21
11 October at 08:08	13 MW	1	Terra
11 October at 01:44	1 MW	1	N20
11 October at 01:24	3 MW	4	N
11 October at 00:48	1 MW	1	N21
10 October at 14:34	78 MW	5	N20
10 October at 14:14	90 MW	11	N
10 October at 13:38	165 MW	13	N21
10 October at 12:53	31 MW	4	N20
9 October at 14:34	106 MW	5	N
9 October at 13:55	108 MW	12	N21
9 October at 13:10	93 MW	8	N20
9 October at 12:51	10 MW	1	N
9 October at 08:27	14 MW	3	Terra
8 October at 14:17	3 MW	1	N21
8 October at 13:32	110 MW	18	N20
8 October at 13:13	40 MW	8	N
7 October at 13:49	62 MW	12	N20
7 October at 13:32	154 MW	16	N
7 October at 12:53	60 MW	8	N21
7 October at 08:46	10 MW	1	Terra
6 October at 15:59	157 MW	7	Aqua
6 October at 14:10	12 MW	1	N20
6 October at 13:49	176 MW	15	N
6 October at 13:15	50 MW	6	N21
4 October at 14:27	4 MW	1	N
4 October at 13:06	10 MW	2	N20
3 October at 13:25	13 MW	1	N20
3 October at 13:06	5 MW	1	N
1 October at 01:31	1 MW	1	N20
29 September at 14:19	62 MW	3	N
29 September at 13:45	163 MW	22	N21
29 September at 13:00	87 MW	6	N20
29 September at 08:29	31 MW	3	Terra
29 September at 02:07	34 MW	11	N20
29 September at 01:50	22 MW	12	N
29 September at 01:12	46 MW	21	N21
29 September at 00:27	13 MW	7	N20
28 September at 15:50	92 MW	10	Aqua
28 September at 14:04	593 MW	39	N21
28 September at 13:17	456 MW	51	N20
28 September at 02:07	14 MW	5	N
28 September at 01:31	7 MW	3	N21
28 September at 00:48	21 MW	5	N20
28 September at 00:29	7 MW	3	N
27 September at 15:12	130 MW	2	Aqua
27 September at 14:21	135 MW	8	N21
27 September at 13:38	131 MW	19	N20
27 September at 13:17	201 MW	20	N
27 September at 12:43	130 MW	6	N21
27 September at 01:50	1 MW	1	N21
27 September at 01:05	1 MW	1	N20
27 September at 00:46	1 MW	1	N
26 September at 13:55	192 MW	26	N20
26 September at 13:38	164 MW	18	N
26 September at 13:00	112 MW	22	N21
26 September at 08:12	10 MW	1	Terra
26 September at 02:09	2 MW	1	N21
26 September at 01:24	4 MW	6	N20
26 September at 01:05	6 MW	8	N
26 September at 00:29	15 MW	7	N21
25 September at 15:33	129 MW	7	Aqua
25 September at 14:17	90 MW	20	N20
25 September at 13:55	106 MW	21	N
25 September at 13:19	136 MW	17	N21
25 September at 01:44	5 MW	4	N20
25 September at 01:24	10 MW	8	N
25 September at 00:48	12 MW	8	N21
24 September at 14:34	54 MW	5	N20
24 September at 14:14	130 MW	17	N
24 September at 13:38	163 MW	19	N21
24 September at 12:53	189 MW	13	N20
24 September at 08:31	5 MW	1	Terra
24 September at 01:05	4 MW	3	N21
23 September at 15:57	112 MW	5	Aqua
23 September at 14:34	18 MW	2	N
23 September at 13:55	7 MW	1	N21
23 September at 13:10	4 MW	1	N20
23 September at 12:51	9 MW	1	N

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