Started on Oct 5, 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
Burning near Kotabesi in Indonesia during the dry season, an active wildfire has grown to encompass 800 hectares, or 1,977 acres, since it started on October 5, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat intensity from the peak fire radiative power, even as 52 thermal signatures detected over the past 48 hours point to widespread heat clustering nearby.
This ongoing blaze unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 6,320,690 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 77% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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