Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 10 km northwest of Kuaro.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Kuaro, Indonesia, driven by the dry season conditions. The fire, which started on October 22, 2026, currently has an estimated size of 180 hectares, or 445 acres, based on a rough calculation from satellite hotspots.
Monitoring systems have detected 35 heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread across the area.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 7,910,815 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 122% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 180 ha (445 acres) — about 1.8 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.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 8,082,546 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 126% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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