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Fire near Chibemba, Huíla, Angola, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -15.667, 14.501 · first seen 21 September 2026, 01:00 UTC
16,773 MWpeak summed radiative power, 21 Sep
301detections on that day
16 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 01:00 UTC, 46 km ENE of Chibemba. Last detected 22 September 2026, 23:26 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 16,773 | 301 | 14 | 62% |
| 2026-09-22 | 4,185 | 227 | 16 | 74% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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