Wildfire near Namlea (Oct 7), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Namlea (Oct 7) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Namlea (Oct 7) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 50 km west of Namlea.

A moderate satellite heat signature marked the final stages of a two-day wildfire near Namlea, Indonesia, which has now ended. Satellites detected four heat signatures over the 48-hour window, pointing to a rough estimated footprint of 180 hectares, or 445 acres, based on hotspot counts.

The incident unfolded during the dry season, adding to a broader national toll that has seen 8,290,324 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 132 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 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.