Started on Sep 21, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Kaimana, Indonesia, where 27 thermal anomalies have been detected in the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 530 hectares or 1,310 acres, began on September 16, 2026, and is progressing through the local landscape during the typical fire season of the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader backdrop of heightened activity across the country, as 2026 has already seen 4,112,468 hectares burned—marking a figure that sits 15 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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