AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Chinsali, Muchinga, Zambia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.036, 32.103 · first seen 24 September 2026, 23:22 UTC
6,670 MWpeak summed radiative power, 25 Sep
597detections on that day
54 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 24 September 2026, 23:22 UTC, 61 km S of Chinsali. Last detected 26 September 2026, 11:02 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 3,243 | 281 | 30 | 1.0% |
| 2026-09-25 | 6,670 | 597 | 54 | 0.0% |
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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