Fire near Territoire du Nord (AU)

14.83°S, 134.68°E · first detected on 20 October at 07:04

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 07:04 to 22 October at 18:33, that is 2 days, through 714 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 8,405 ha.

Detected extent: 8,405 ha
Cumulative power: 10,877 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 557 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 714
Estimated emissions: 22.2 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 20 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 5 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 23:16	30 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 23:06	28 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:56	58 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:46	28 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:26	48 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 22:16	32 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 22:06	59 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:56	66 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:46	53 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 21:36	86 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 21:26	41 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 21:16	190 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 21:06	380 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 20:56	151 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 20:46	320 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 20:36	489 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 20:26	450 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 20:16	278 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 20:06	746 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 19:56	638 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 19:46	1,163 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 19:36	735 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 19:26	253 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 19:16	85 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 19:06	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 18:33	102 MW	56	N20
22 October at 18:11	91 MW	50	N
22 October at 17:46	59 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:36	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:35	118 MW	50	N21
22 October at 17:26	89 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 17:16	139 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 17:06	173 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:56	116 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:36	292 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 16:26	158 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 16:16	132 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 16:06	197 MW	5	Him9
22 October at 15:56	69 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:46	56 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:36	21 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:26	68 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 15:16	33 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:06	50 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:56	140 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 14:46	262 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 14:36	113 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:26	63 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 14:19	396 MW	9	Terra
22 October at 14:16	153 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 14:06	64 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:56	172 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:46	416 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 13:36	142 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 13:26	30 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:16	46 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 13:06	26 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:46	32 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:26	49 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:56	74 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:46	24 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:56	46 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:46	57 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:36	124 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:26	84 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:16	131 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 09:56	124 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:46	417 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 09:36	96 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:26	413 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:16	790 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 09:06	386 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:56	109 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:46	50 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 08:36	296 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 08:16	122 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:56	142 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:46	1,174 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 07:36	158 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:26	443 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:23	530 MW	39	N20
22 October at 07:16	700 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 07:06	69 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:04	1,244 MW	59	N
22 October at 06:46	859 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 06:36	1,634 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 06:27	1,145 MW	45	N21
22 October at 06:26	947 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 06:16	332 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 06:06	1,818 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:56	2,295 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:46	2,734 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:36	3,922 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 05:26	2,993 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:16	4,050 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 05:06	2,510 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 04:56	884 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 04:36	2,480 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 04:26	2,875 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 04:16	4,462 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 04:06	4,462 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 03:56	2,951 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 03:46	1,923 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 03:36	2,411 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 03:26	3,155 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 03:16	1,612 MW	11	Him9
22 October at 03:06	2,589 MW	10	Him9
22 October at 02:56	1,667 MW	9	Him9
22 October at 02:46	1,256 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 02:36	1,086 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 02:26	1,236 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 02:16	1,197 MW	8	Him9
22 October at 02:07	2,647 MW	13	Terra
22 October at 02:06	1,747 MW	7	Him9
22 October at 01:26	184 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 01:16	363 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 01:06	157 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 00:56	167 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 00:46	701 MW	6	Him9
22 October at 00:36	488 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 00:26	187 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 00:16	441 MW	4	Him9
22 October at 00:06	90 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:56	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 23:46	127 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 23:36	168 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 23:26	134 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 21:46	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:16	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 21:06	20 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:56	46 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:46	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:36	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:26	37 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 20:06	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:56	37 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:46	30 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 19:36	101 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 19:26	59 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:16	72 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 19:06	97 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:56	45 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:52	109 MW	30	N20
21 October at 18:36	57 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 18:33	108 MW	52	N
21 October at 18:16	48 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 18:06	243 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 17:56	107 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 17:54	506 MW	52	N21
21 October at 17:46	109 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:36	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:26	59 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 17:16	97 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 17:06	111 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 16:56	58 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 16:26	62 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 16:06	41 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 15:56	22 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:16	19 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:06	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:56	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:40	64 MW	7	Terra
21 October at 13:26	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:16	23 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:06	41 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:56	38 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:36	28 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:26	84 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 12:16	34 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:06	26 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:56	72 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:46	30 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:36	94 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 11:26	111 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 11:16	33 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:06	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:46	174 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:36	44 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 10:26	367 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 10:16	235 MW	6	Him9
21 October at 09:56	118 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:46	169 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:36	369 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:26	573 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:16	148 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:05	191 MW	7	Aqua
21 October at 08:56	436 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 08:46	438 MW	5	Him9
21 October at 07:23	312 MW	61	N
21 October at 06:46	849 MW	65	N21
21 October at 06:02	1,546 MW	70	N20
21 October at 01:29	366 MW	9	Terra
20 October at 20:53	29 MW	1	Aqua
20 October at 19:09	88 MW	10	N20
20 October at 18:50	204 MW	12	N
20 October at 18:13	147 MW	13	N21
20 October at 14:36	19 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:26	24 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:16	63 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 14:06	25 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:26	16 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:16	23 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:06	24 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:56	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:56	18 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:36	24 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:26	29 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:16	19 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 10:06	23 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:46	29 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:27	76 MW	2	Aqua
20 October at 08:26	74 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 08:16	325 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 08:06	64 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 07:04	9 MW	2	N21

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