Fire near Occidentale (ZM)

15.13°S, 22.98°E · first detected on 23 September at 14:34

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 14:34 to 23 October at 02:03, that is 29 days, through 1,626 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 26,203 ha.

Detected extent: 26,203 ha
Cumulative power: 12,826 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 107 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 1,626
Estimated emissions: 8.8 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 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 02:39	8 MW	4	N
23 October at 02:03	8 MW	4	N21
23 October at 01:20	3 MW	2	N20
22 October at 20:53	10 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 17:03	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:19	37 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:16	68 MW	6	Aqua
22 October at 15:53	96 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:49	46 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:49	46 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:43	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:34	47 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:34	44 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:33	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:23	61 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:19	58 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:19	55 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:13	25 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 15:04	49 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 15:04	52 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:03	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:53	112 MW	11	N21
22 October at 14:53	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:43	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:34	68 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:34	55 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 14:33	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 14:23	59 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 14:19	58 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 14:13	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:10	157 MW	21	N20
22 October at 14:03	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:49	160 MW	23	N
22 October at 13:43	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:23	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:19	102 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:15	89 MW	15	N21
22 October at 13:13	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 13:03	42 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:53	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:43	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:34	75 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:34	60 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:33	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:23	47 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 12:19	63 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:19	59 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:13	19 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 12:03	41 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:53	28 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 02:22	2 MW	2	N21
22 October at 01:37	2 MW	1	N20
21 October at 16:33	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:23	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:53	47 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:43	81 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 14:27	282 MW	28	N20
21 October at 14:23	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:13	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:10	284 MW	28	N
21 October at 14:03	58 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:53	42 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:49	39 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 13:49	53 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 13:43	58 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:33	18 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:32	256 MW	25	N21
21 October at 13:23	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:53	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:43	22 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 12:33	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:23	87 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:13	40 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:04	35 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:04	172 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 12:03	29 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:53	54 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:03	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:53	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:33	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:23	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:13	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 10:03	62 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 09:43	29 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 01:56	1 MW	1	N20
21 October at 01:35	1 MW	1	N
21 October at 00:59	7 MW	6	N21
20 October at 21:15	18 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 16:40	61 MW	4	Aqua
20 October at 16:33	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:23	23 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:13	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:03	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:53	40 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:49	86 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 15:43	27 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:33	43 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:23	57 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:19	51 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:19	39 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 15:13	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 15:04	35 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 15:04	53 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 15:03	59 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:53	202 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:49	47 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:46	252 MW	30	N20
20 October at 14:43	76 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:27	257 MW	17	N
20 October at 14:23	122 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:19	67 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 14:19	68 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:13	191 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 14:04	186 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 14:04	263 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 14:03	308 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:53	258 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:51	269 MW	12	N21
20 October at 13:49	68 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:49	69 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:43	136 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:34	170 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:34	214 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:33	258 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:23	125 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:13	22 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:03	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:53	48 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:49	59 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 12:49	67 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:43	77 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:53	46 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:19	48 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 11:13	89 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:03	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:53	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:43	34 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:34	157 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 10:34	92 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:33	123 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 10:23	39 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:13	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:03	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:53	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:43	49 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:34	67 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 09:33	74 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 09:23	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:13	26 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:01	59 MW	6	Terra
20 October at 02:16	8 MW	9	N20
20 October at 01:56	11 MW	13	N
20 October at 01:18	12 MW	8	N21
19 October at 20:34	32 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 16:01	161 MW	5	Aqua
19 October at 15:06	310 MW	21	N20
19 October at 14:46	333 MW	27	N
19 October at 14:10	326 MW	27	N21
19 October at 13:25	282 MW	32	N20
19 October at 02:35	5 MW	4	N20
19 October at 02:13	5 MW	5	N
19 October at 01:37	14 MW	12	N21
19 October at 00:54	2 MW	1	N20
18 October at 15:06	50 MW	7	N
18 October at 14:27	194 MW	20	N21
18 October at 13:46	78 MW	12	N20
18 October at 13:25	23 MW	4	N
18 October at 02:35	9 MW	11	N
18 October at 01:56	18 MW	12	N21
18 October at 01:12	7 MW	9	N20
17 October at 14:49	279 MW	28	N21
17 October at 14:04	174 MW	21	N20
17 October at 13:45	291 MW	18	N
17 October at 13:08	185 MW	13	N21
17 October at 08:44	9 MW	1	Terra
17 October at 02:52	9 MW	7	N
17 October at 02:16	23 MW	14	N21
17 October at 01:31	40 MW	27	N20
17 October at 01:12	23 MW	19	N
16 October at 14:21	412 MW	44	N20
16 October at 14:04	284 MW	32	N
16 October at 13:25	294 MW	41	N21
16 October at 02:35	12 MW	8	N21
16 October at 01:50	13 MW	14	N20
16 October at 01:29	12 MW	9	N
16 October at 00:54	4 MW	3	N21
15 October at 21:15	6 MW	1	Terra
15 October at 14:42	131 MW	13	N20
15 October at 14:21	218 MW	22	N
15 October at 13:46	62 MW	5	N21
15 October at 02:07	3 MW	3	N20
15 October at 01:50	3 MW	3	N
14 October at 16:10	48 MW	2	Aqua
14 October at 14:59	46 MW	5	N20
14 October at 14:40	145 MW	15	N
14 October at 14:04	141 MW	13	N21
14 October at 13:19	70 MW	14	N20
14 October at 02:28	5 MW	2	N20
14 October at 02:07	6 MW	3	N
14 October at 01:31	8 MW	6	N21
13 October at 14:59	24 MW	3	N
13 October at 14:21	137 MW	19	N21
13 October at 13:38	54 MW	5	N20
12 October at 16:29	14 MW	1	Aqua
12 October at 14:42	27 MW	5	N21
12 October at 02:45	6 MW	4	N
12 October at 02:07	6 MW	3	N21
11 October at 13:55	14 MW	2	N
10 October at 14:35	114 MW	8	N20
10 October at 14:17	66 MW	13	N
10 October at 13:38	182 MW	16	N21
9 October at 14:53	11 MW	2	N20
9 October at 14:34	42 MW	3	N
9 October at 13:57	49 MW	6	N21
8 October at 13:32	3 MW	1	N20
7 October at 14:36	58 MW	8	N21
7 October at 13:51	73 MW	15	N20
7 October at 13:32	3 MW	1	N
6 October at 15:59	36 MW	1	Aqua
6 October at 14:53	158 MW	10	N21
6 October at 14:10	259 MW	40	N20
6 October at 13:49	159 MW	29	N
6 October at 13:15	14 MW	2	N21
6 October at 01:37	1 MW	1	N20
6 October at 01:18	2 MW	2	N
5 October at 21:19	10 MW	1	Terra
5 October at 14:27	49 MW	10	N20
5 October at 14:10	64 MW	11	N
5 October at 13:32	68 MW	6	N21
5 October at 01:56	3 MW	4	N20
5 October at 01:35	1 MW	1	N
5 October at 00:59	5 MW	4	N21
4 October at 16:22	86 MW	8	Aqua
4 October at 14:49	118 MW	24	N20
4 October at 14:27	207 MW	19	N
4 October at 13:51	169 MW	16	N21
4 October at 02:16	2 MW	1	N20
4 October at 01:56	2 MW	2	N
4 October at 01:18	5 MW	4	N21
3 October at 14:46	38 MW	7	N
3 October at 14:10	104 MW	11	N21
3 October at 13:25	131 MW	16	N20
2 October at 15:06	17 MW	2	N
2 October at 14:27	75 MW	15	N21
2 October at 13:45	53 MW	9	N20
2 October at 13:25	17 MW	4	N
1 October at 14:49	12 MW	2	N21
1 October at 14:04	37 MW	9	N20
1 October at 13:45	16 MW	4	N
1 October at 13:08	22 MW	2	N21
30 September at 14:21	33 MW	5	N20
30 September at 14:02	32 MW	5	N
30 September at 13:25	23 MW	4	N21
29 September at 16:29	40 MW	2	Aqua
29 September at 14:42	100 MW	13	N20
29 September at 14:21	187 MW	32	N
29 September at 13:47	127 MW	20	N21
29 September at 02:07	5 MW	4	N20
29 September at 01:50	6 MW	5	N
28 September at 14:59	5 MW	1	N20
28 September at 14:04	31 MW	9	N21
27 September at 14:59	50 MW	9	N
27 September at 14:21	68 MW	11	N21
27 September at 13:38	113 MW	14	N20
27 September at 13:19	86 MW	6	N
27 September at 01:50	1 MW	2	N21
27 September at 01:05	1 MW	1	N20
26 September at 16:12	136 MW	8	Aqua
26 September at 14:42	704 MW	45	N21
26 September at 13:57	219 MW	30	N20
26 September at 13:38	151 MW	38	N
26 September at 02:09	1 MW	1	N21
26 September at 01:24	2 MW	2	N20
25 September at 21:21	6 MW	1	Terra
25 September at 14:59	127 MW	5	N21
25 September at 14:17	363 MW	35	N20
25 September at 13:55	244 MW	26	N
25 September at 13:19	169 MW	22	N21
24 September at 16:35	17 MW	2	Aqua
24 September at 14:34	79 MW	10	N20
24 September at 14:17	87 MW	14	N
24 September at 13:38	106 MW	19	N21

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