Started on Oct 11, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near the city of Merauke, Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on October 11, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front.
Orbiting sensors have detected 52 distinct heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread in this region during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader backdrop of intense fire activity across the country, where 6,850,773 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 92% 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 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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