AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Zambezi, North-Western, Zambia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -13.575, 23.462 · first seen 23 September 2026, 12:34 UTC
10,824 MWpeak summed radiative power, 24 Sep
389detections on that day
25 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 23 September 2026, 12:34 UTC, 38 km E of Zambezi. Last detected 26 September 2026, 11:38 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 10,451 | 262 | 18 | 19% |
| 2026-09-24 | 10,824 | 389 | 25 | 43% |
| 2026-09-25 | 8,591 | 261 | 12 | 46% |
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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