AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Jamba, Cuando Province, Angola, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.483, 22.139 · first seen 25 September 2026, 12:17 UTC
5,448 MWpeak summed radiative power, 26 Sep
301detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 25 September 2026, 12:17 UTC, 55 km W of Jamba. Last detected 27 September 2026, 11:38 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 5,061 | 226 | 15 | 20% |
| 2026-09-26 | 5,448 | 301 | 18 | 40% |
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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