AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Morpará, Bahia, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.599, -43.656 · first seen 8 October 2026, 16:37 UTC
15,226 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
471detections on that day
22 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 16:37 UTC, 43 km W of Morpará. Last detected 11 October 2026, 04:46 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 7,696 | 260 | 15 | 45% |
| 2026-10-09 | 15,226 | 471 | 21 | 30% |
| 2026-10-10 | 10,534 | 472 | 22 | 29% |
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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