▲ Wildfires — West Africa

Wildfire situation in West Africa over 48 h: 343 satellite detections, cumulated power 2 227 MW, trend falling. Map, main hotspots, evolution.

343Detections 48 h

2 227 MWCumulated power

102 MWSingle-detection peak

falling24 h trend

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Main hotspots (48 h)

Fire	FRP (MW)	Detections	Est. area (km²)
no major hotspot currently

Evolution (6-hour periods)

Start	Detections	FRP (MW)
06/08 00:00 UTC	47	264
06/08 12:00 UTC	139	1 096
06/08 18:00 UTC	9	117
07/08 00:00 UTC	60	179
07/08 12:00 UTC	71	526
08/08 00:00 UTC	17	44

NASA FIRMS satellite detections (VIIRS 375 m), 48-hour rolling window, continuously updated. Zone totals include agricultural and industrial thermal detections.