Wildfire

6,039 MW · Namibia

First tracked 6 September 2026 · Last updated 15 September 2026

6,039 MW

Total fire radiative power

139 MW

Peak FRP

314

Thermal detections

Satellite passes

A major wildfire is active in Botswana with a total fire radiative power of 6,592 MW, indicating intense fire activity across the affected region.

Sources

Coverage

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) · figures modelled