Wildfire near Airbuaya (Nov 9), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Airbuaya (Nov 9) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Airbuaya (Nov 9) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 35 km east of Airbuaya.

Burning amid the dry season in Indonesia, an active wildfire near Airbuaya continues to generate concern as satellites pick up a moderate heat signature from the active front. The blaze, which first started on November 9, 2026, has expanded to an estimated size of 250 hectares, or roughly 618 acres, derived from satellite hotspot analysis.

Surrounding the immediate area, space-borne monitoring instruments have registered 12 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity clustered nearby. This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year marked by severe conditions, with 8,807,585 hectares burned so far in 2026—a figure that stands 147% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.