Fire near Moxico (AO)

14.18°S, 21.08°E · first detected on 13 October at 14:59

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 13 October at 14:59 to 21 October at 14:29, that is 8 days, through 213 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 3,137 ha.

Detected extent: 3,137 ha
Cumulative power: 4,527 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 181 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 213
Estimated emissions: 7.4 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 13 October 2026 to 20 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 20 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 10 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
22 October at 01:37	2 MW	3	N20
21 October at 17:23	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:20	26 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 17:03	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:53	56 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:49	38 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 16:43	55 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:35	30 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 16:33	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:23	21 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:13	54 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 16:03	50 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:53	31 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:43	155 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:34	421 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 15:34	132 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:33	163 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 15:23	260 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 15:19	60 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:19	36 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:13	106 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:04	84 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:03	220 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:53	218 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:49	377 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:43	716 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:33	416 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:29	312 MW	23	N20
21 October at 14:23	457 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 14:13	307 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 14:10	829 MW	19	N
21 October at 14:03	93 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:53	379 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:33	83 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:32	136 MW	8	N21
21 October at 13:13	75 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:03	33 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:53	46 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 12:49	48 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:43	101 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 12:34	89 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:33	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:23	152 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:19	211 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:19	171 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 12:13	156 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:04	236 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 12:04	122 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 12:03	110 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:53	43 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:49	27 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:43	26 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:34	80 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:34	79 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:33	94 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:23	48 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:04	53 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:04	85 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 11:03	99 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 10:53	39 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:49	89 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 10:49	56 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 10:43	70 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:33	25 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:56	1 MW	1	N20
20 October at 19:03	46 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 18:53	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 18:43	34 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 18:33	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 18:13	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 17:33	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:53	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:43	44 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:40	197 MW	9	Aqua
20 October at 16:33	46 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:23	181 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:13	21 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:53	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:43	41 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:33	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:23	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:03	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:46	87 MW	11	N20
20 October at 14:43	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:33	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:27	227 MW	14	N
20 October at 14:23	106 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:19	140 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:04	64 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:03	21 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:53	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:51	261 MW	15	N21
20 October at 13:49	102 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:23	113 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:53	55 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:33	30 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:23	118 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 12:13	43 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:04	173 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:03	25 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:49	124 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:49	137 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 11:34	65 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 11:34	63 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:04	56 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:04	52 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:49	114 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 10:49	79 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:34	57 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:34	50 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:19	41 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:49	41 MW	1	Met10
19 October at 17:23	10 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 17:03	22 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 16:53	75 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 16:50	29 MW	1	Met9
19 October at 16:49	53 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 16:43	105 MW	6	Met12
19 October at 16:35	218 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 16:34	224 MW	5	Met10
19 October at 16:33	136 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 16:23	102 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 16:20	249 MW	6	Met9
19 October at 16:19	205 MW	5	Met10
19 October at 16:13	177 MW	8	Met12
19 October at 16:05	462 MW	9	Met9
19 October at 16:04	485 MW	8	Met10
19 October at 16:03	376 MW	12	Met12
19 October at 16:01	51 MW	2	Aqua
19 October at 15:53	358 MW	12	Met12
19 October at 15:50	319 MW	6	Met9
19 October at 15:49	429 MW	8	Met10
19 October at 15:43	377 MW	15	Met12
19 October at 15:34	441 MW	6	Met9
19 October at 15:34	586 MW	8	Met10
19 October at 15:33	541 MW	14	Met12
19 October at 15:23	838 MW	14	Met12
19 October at 15:19	1,049 MW	9	Met10
19 October at 15:19	741 MW	7	Met9
19 October at 15:13	203 MW	6	Met12
19 October at 15:08	302 MW	21	N20
19 October at 15:04	135 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 15:04	162 MW	3	Met10
19 October at 15:03	200 MW	8	Met12
19 October at 14:53	131 MW	6	Met12
19 October at 14:49	466 MW	28	N
19 October at 14:43	297 MW	8	Met12
19 October at 14:34	94 MW	1	Met9
19 October at 14:33	272 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 14:23	165 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 14:19	67 MW	1	Met9
19 October at 14:13	117 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 14:10	349 MW	23	N21
19 October at 14:03	78 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 13:33	270 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 13:25	217 MW	8	N20
19 October at 13:23	217 MW	4	Met12
19 October at 12:33	46 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 12:13	48 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 11:13	587 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 11:04	1,327 MW	6	Met9
19 October at 11:04	907 MW	4	Met10
19 October at 11:03	684 MW	6	Met12
19 October at 10:53	337 MW	5	Met12
19 October at 10:49	219 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 10:49	308 MW	4	Met10
19 October at 10:43	43 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 10:34	175 MW	3	Met10
19 October at 10:34	140 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 10:33	56 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 10:23	28 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 02:13	1 MW	1	N
18 October at 21:34	8 MW	1	Terra
18 October at 15:06	144 MW	5	N
18 October at 14:29	385 MW	23	N21
18 October at 13:47	309 MW	22	N20
18 October at 13:25	26 MW	3	N
18 October at 02:35	1 MW	1	N
18 October at 01:56	3 MW	2	N21
18 October at 01:12	4 MW	2	N20
17 October at 14:49	443 MW	29	N21
17 October at 14:04	1,045 MW	13	N20
17 October at 13:45	997 MW	17	N
17 October at 02:16	1 MW	1	N21
16 October at 14:21	382 MW	8	N20
16 October at 14:04	132 MW	4	N
16 October at 13:25	9 MW	1	N21
15 October at 16:46	230 MW	5	Aqua
15 October at 14:42	18 MW	2	N20
15 October at 14:21	603 MW	16	N
15 October at 13:47	442 MW	6	N21
14 October at 14:04	39 MW	2	N21

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