Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Oct 22 · SW), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Oct 22 · SW) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Oct 22 · SW) — 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 15 km northwest of Nanga Bulik.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nanga Bulik, Indonesia, which has prompted fifteen heat detections in the past forty-eight hours to map its current spread. Having started on October 22, 2026, during the dry season, the blaze has reached an estimated size of 350 hectares, or about 865 acres, based on satellite hotspots.

This ongoing fire occurs within a broader national context where 8,082,546 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 126% above the two-decade average for Indonesia.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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.