Wildfire near Déline District (Jun 28)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 15 days, the wildfire near the Déline District in the Northwest Territories has expanded at an average rate of approximately 1,037 hectares per day. Satellite monitoring has identified 27 active heat signatures within the last 48 hours, indicating continued intensity as the blaze persists.
Since its ignition on June 28, the fire has consumed 15,555 hectares, or roughly 38,437 acres. The incident remains officially classified as active.