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Fire near Santa Rita de Cássia, Bahia, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.189, -44.801 · first seen 28 September 2026, 03:49 UTC
13,361 MWpeak summed radiative power, 28 Sep
211detections on that day
7 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 28 September 2026, 03:49 UTC, 37 km WSW of Santa Rita de Cássia. Last detected 28 September 2026, 17:09 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 13,361 | 211 | 7 | 41% |
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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