Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 50 km northeast of Sumohai.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Sumohai, Indonesia, which has been monitored with ten heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the landscape. The active blaze, which started on October 22, 2026, during the dry season, covers an estimated size of 250 hectares, or 618 acres, derived roughly from the number of satellite hotspots rather than an official ground measurement.
This Indonesian fire occurs within a broader national context where 8,082,546 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 126% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 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.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 8,082,546 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 126% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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