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Fire near Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.925, 146.843 · first seen 9 October 2026, 14:37 UTC
5,961 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
283detections on that day
17 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 9 October 2026, 14:37 UTC, 66 km SSE of Wau. Last detected 10 October 2026, 16:37 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 5,961 | 283 | 17 | 35% |
| 2026-10-10 | 5,263 | 205 | 14 | 16% |
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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