Angola
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Angola remained under sustained wildfire activity through the week, with numerous fires burning across the country at red and orange severity. Two large forest fires stand out for scale: one has burned 27,929 hectares since being first tracked on 4 September, and another burned 9,808 hectares after first being tracked on 3 September, alongside a wider field of smaller fires detected by satellite.
Wildfire Forest fires in Angola first tracked on 4 September have burned 27,929 hectares with a total fire radiative power of 8,901 MW; this event is holding steady, with FRP down 11% over 14 hours as of 15 September. A separate forest fire event first tracked on 3 September has burned 9,808 hectares with a total fire radiative power of 8,441 MW and is listed as new.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 30
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady15 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 03:46 UTC
28 other tracked events below the significance bar
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaCooling15 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaEscalating15 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady14 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew14 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady13 Sept, 19:15 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew13 Sept, 19:15 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaSteady11 Sept, 00:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaSteady9 Sept, 19:31 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady9 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady9 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 03:16 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaSteady8 Sept, 14:16 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew15 Sept, 05:45 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew13 Sept, 19:15 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew12 Sept, 23:31 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaSteady12 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew11 Sept, 23:16 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew11 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 12:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 03:16 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — AngolaNew8 Sept, 20:45 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew14 Sept, 15:04 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew13 Sept, 15:07 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew10 Sept, 20:03 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in AngolaNew9 Sept, 15:21 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 13 events also first tracked this week
- 15 Sept, 06:01 UTCWildfire — AngolaFire power 12,089 → 12,282 MW
- 15 Sept, 06:01 UTCWildfire — AngolaFire power 8,558 → 7,099 MW
- 15 Sept, 06:01 UTCForest fires in AngolaFire power 8,900 → 8,901 MW
- 15 Sept, 00:01 UTCWildfire — AngolaFire power 19,763 → 12,089 MW
- 15 Sept, 00:01 UTCForest fires in AngolaFire power 2,667 → 8,900 MW · Peak FRP 198 → 447 MW
- 14 Sept, 18:01 UTCForest fires in AngolaFire power 1,994 → 9,958 MW · Peak FRP 157 → 447 MW
- 14 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in AngolaFire power 7,268 → 2,339 MW · Peak FRP 849 → 188 MW
- 14 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in AngolaFire power 2,163 → 2,218 MW · Peak FRP 177 → 106 MW
Countries · by trend
9| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35 | RED | steady2 steady · 33 new | 4h ago |
| Congo | 4 | RED | steady1 steady · 3 new | 4h ago |
| Namibia | 13 | RED | steady2 escalating · 5 steady · 6 new | 4h ago |
| Angola | 30 | RED | steady1 escalating · 9 steady · 1 cooling · 19 new | 5h ago |
| Zambia | 27 | RED | steady14 steady · 1 cooling · 12 new | 5h ago |
| Uganda | 8 | RED | new8 new | 5h ago |
| Tanzania | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Kenya | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Gabon | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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