Wildfire

6,174 MW · Botswana

First tracked 16 September 2026 · Last updated 18 September 2026

In Botswana

6,174 MW

Total fire radiative power

194 MW

Peak FRP

395

Thermal detections

Satellite passes

A major wildfire in Botswana is burning with a total fire radiative power of 10,650 MW.

Sources

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗GDACS ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗

Coverage

via The GDELT Project

News coverage via The GDELT Project · not a source for this event’s data

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & GDACS & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) · figures modelled