Wildfire near Nipah Panjang, Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Nipah Panjang — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nipah Panjang — 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

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

The story so far

About 20 km southeast of Nipah Panjang.

Burning in the vicinity of Nipah Panjang, Indonesia, an active wildfire that started on November 3, 2026, continues to maintain a low heat signature as satellites pick up minimal thermal intensity from the front. Ten separate heat detections over the past 48 hours point to a localized cluster of activity, helping analysts calculate an estimated size of roughly 200 hectares, or 494 acres, for the incident.

This ongoing fire unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry season. Across the broader national landscape, the wildfire situation remains severe, with 8,640,072 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 142% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 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.