Started on Oct 5, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Merauke, Indonesia, where 60 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. Having started on October 5, 2026, the blaze has consumed 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, adding to a broader national toll that has seen 6,320,690 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 77 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 1 day. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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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