Wildfire near Sorong Selatan, Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Sorong Selatan — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sorong Selatan — 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.

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The story so far

Following a 13-day burn that started on October 9, 2026, a wildfire near Sorong Selatan, Indonesia, has now ended. During its activity in the dry season, the fire reached an estimated size of 380 hectares, or 939 acres, derived from satellite hotspot analysis.

In its final stages, satellites picked up a low heat intensity alongside four heat detections over a 48-hour period near the area.

This incident fits into a broader national landscape. So far in 2026, a total of 8,082,546 hectares have burned across the country, marking a figure that is 126% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.