Fire near Manica (MZ)

20.74°S, 33.05°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
22 October at 17:52	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:42	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:34	24 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 17:32	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:22	75 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:19	75 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 17:19	80 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:12	134 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 17:04	90 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 17:02	114 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 16:52	119 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:49	96 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:49	103 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 16:42	94 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:34	81 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:34	98 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 16:32	159 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 16:22	197 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 16:19	77 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 16:19	97 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 16:12	103 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:04	43 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:04	67 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:02	77 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:52	113 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:49	37 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 15:49	96 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:42	169 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:34	149 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:34	184 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 15:32	217 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:22	260 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 15:19	476 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:19	346 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 15:12	124 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:04	95 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:02	48 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 14:52	76 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:49	28 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 14:42	75 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:34	111 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 14:32	94 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:22	165 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 14:19	257 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:19	169 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:12	194 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:08	353 MW	44	N20
22 October at 14:04	455 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:04	474 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:02	305 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:52	253 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:49	192 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:49	270 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:47	426 MW	44	N
22 October at 13:42	119 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:34	31 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:32	37 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:22	32 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 13:13	225 MW	28	N21
22 October at 13:12	28 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:52	21 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:32	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:22	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:12	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 08:32	15 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:22	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 07:12	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 01:20	1 MW	1	N
21 October at 16:32	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:22	40 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:12	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:02	23 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:52	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:38	141 MW	12	Aqua
21 October at 15:32	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:12	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:02	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:52	106 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 14:49	90 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:42	41 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:32	36 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:27	57 MW	7	N20
21 October at 14:22	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:12	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:08	81 MW	11	N
21 October at 13:32	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:30	104 MW	23	N21
21 October at 13:03	83 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 13:02	41 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 12:45	6 MW	2	N20
20 October at 17:12	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:02	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:42	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 16:22	47 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:12	49 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:04	160 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 16:02	97 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:52	75 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 15:49	48 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 15:42	57 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:34	176 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 15:32	70 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:22	80 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 15:19	166 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 15:12	92 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 15:04	144 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 15:02	37 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:52	72 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 14:49	144 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 14:42	44 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:34	170 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 14:32	90 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:25	122 MW	15	N
20 October at 14:22	56 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:12	38 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:04	65 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:02	52 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:52	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:49	197 MW	27	N21
20 October at 13:42	23 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:32	35 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:22	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:19	28 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:12	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:06	151 MW	26	N20
20 October at 13:02	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:45	28 MW	4	N
20 October at 11:32	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:22	52 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:12	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:42	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:22	22 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 20:34	6 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 15:59	255 MW	12	Aqua
19 October at 14:08	227 MW	34	N21
19 October at 13:23	443 MW	66	N20
19 October at 13:04	392 MW	50	N
19 October at 12:28	27 MW	2	N21
19 October at 08:25	6 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 00:54	1 MW	1	N20
18 October at 15:23	60 MW	3	Aqua
18 October at 13:45	256 MW	54	N20
18 October at 13:23	465 MW	40	N
18 October at 12:45	88 MW	16	N21
18 October at 01:14	1 MW	1	N20
18 October at 00:54	1 MW	1	N
18 October at 00:16	11 MW	6	N21
17 October at 20:53	35 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 14:02	346 MW	37	N20
17 October at 13:42	560 MW	59	N
17 October at 13:06	626 MW	46	N21
16 October at 15:44	307 MW	26	Aqua
16 October at 14:19	401 MW	35	N20
16 October at 14:02	482 MW	74	N
16 October at 13:23	440 MW	51	N21
16 October at 12:41	246 MW	21	N20
15 October at 15:06	76 MW	2	Aqua
15 October at 14:19	298 MW	46	N
15 October at 13:45	346 MW	50	N21
15 October at 13:00	140 MW	29	N20
14 October at 16:08	102 MW	7	Aqua
14 October at 14:38	76 MW	10	N
14 October at 14:02	386 MW	77	N21
14 October at 13:17	401 MW	70	N20
14 October at 12:58	61 MW	16	N
13 October at 15:29	133 MW	9	Aqua
13 October at 14:19	175 MW	18	N21
13 October at 13:37	465 MW	92	N20
12 October at 13:00	346 MW	47	N21
11 October at 15:53	72 MW	7	Aqua
11 October at 14:14	26 MW	6	N20
11 October at 13:54	67 MW	12	N
11 October at 13:17	46 MW	8	N21
10 October at 15:14	23 MW	1	Aqua
10 October at 14:34	16 MW	1	N20
10 October at 14:14	173 MW	33	N
10 October at 13:37	387 MW	74	N21
10 October at 12:51	290 MW	41	N20
10 October at 00:25	1 MW	1	N20
9 October at 14:32	9 MW	2	N
9 October at 13:55	66 MW	9	N21
9 October at 13:13	88 MW	20	N20
9 October at 12:51	44 MW	5	N
8 October at 15:36	12 MW	2	Aqua
8 October at 14:14	10 MW	1	N21
8 October at 13:30	54 MW	5	N20
8 October at 13:10	4 MW	1	N
8 October at 01:46	1 MW	1	N21
7 October at 13:49	43 MW	13	N20
7 October at 13:30	23 MW	8	N
7 October at 12:51	13 MW	2	N21
5 October at 13:30	7 MW	2	N21
4 October at 13:06	6 MW	1	N20
28 September at 15:48	108 MW	6	Aqua
28 September at 14:02	175 MW	21	N21
28 September at 13:19	281 MW	42	N20
27 September at 15:12	237 MW	7	Aqua
27 September at 14:19	366 MW	32	N21
27 September at 13:36	552 MW	79	N20
27 September at 13:15	563 MW	78	N
27 September at 12:41	636 MW	46	N21
27 September at 01:06	7 MW	8	N20
27 September at 00:48	5 MW	3	N
27 September at 00:10	3 MW	2	N21
26 September at 20:19	26 MW	2	Terra
26 September at 16:12	139 MW	4	Aqua
26 September at 13:55	519 MW	78	N20
26 September at 13:36	547 MW	76	N
26 September at 12:59	380 MW	50	N21
26 September at 01:26	1 MW	1	N20
26 September at 01:05	1 MW	1	N
26 September at 00:31	6 MW	4	N21
25 September at 15:33	6 MW	1	Aqua
25 September at 14:14	17 MW	4	N20
25 September at 13:53	5 MW	1	N
25 September at 13:17	22 MW	3	N21
25 September at 00:48	4 MW	4	N21
24 September at 20:41	39 MW	5	Terra
24 September at 14:14	124 MW	14	N
24 September at 13:37	335 MW	28	N21
24 September at 12:51	123 MW	23	N20
24 September at 01:07	1 MW	1	N21
24 September at 00:22	1 MW	1	N20
23 September at 15:55	298 MW	17	Aqua
23 September at 14:32	18 MW	4	N
23 September at 13:55	285 MW	24	N21
23 September at 13:13	190 MW	35	N20
23 September at 12:51	168 MW	16	N

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