Wildfire map Libya
Fires in Libya right now
Updated
75 fire clusters detected in Libya in the last 48 h Most active: remote Al Wahat, 210 km SSW of Ajdabiya (38 detections).
Active fires in Libya from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 75 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 442
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- remote Al Wahat, 210 km SSW of Ajdabiya 38 detections
- Most affected region
- Al Wahat 38 clusters
Active fires in Libya
Satellites detected 442 thermal hotspots in Libya in the last 48 h, grouped into 75 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is remote Al Wahat, 210 km SSW of Ajdabiya with 38 detections and a peak of 73 MW, last seen Sun 2:46 pm local time.
By region, Al Wahat has 38 clusters (323 detections), Sabha District has 15 clusters (56 detections), An Nuqat al Khams has 9 clusters (24 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote Al Wahat, 210 km SSW of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 38 | 73 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 219 km SSW of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 22 | 25 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 177 km SSW of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 13 | 24 MW | Sun 3:30 am |
| remote Al Wahat, 197 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 23 | 25 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 218 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 38 | 18 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 410 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 25 | 10 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| 71 km WSW of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 18 | 20 MW | Sun 1:50 am |
| remote Al Wahat, 310 km S of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 10 | 15 MW | Sun 3:30 am |
| remote Al Wahat, 302 km S of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 9 | 24 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Sabha District, 199 km W of Al Jadīd | Sabha District | 14 | 10 MW | Sat 3:06 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 368 km SE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 13 | 7 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 411 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 11 | 11 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 257 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 22 | 4 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 391 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 11 | 7 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| remote Surt, 301 km SSE of Sirte | Surt | 9 | 5 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 313 km SSE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 8 | 5 MW | Sun 1:06 pm |
| remote Sabha District, 487 km WNW of Al Jadīd | Sabha District | 6 | 5 MW | Sun 3:32 am |
| remote Al Wahat, 265 km SSW of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 5 | 4 MW | Sun 3:30 am |
| 5 km NW of Az Zāwīyah | Az Zawiyah | 4 | 4 MW | Sun 3:30 am |
| remote Sabha District, 469 km WNW of Al Jadīd | Sabha District | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 3:49 am |
| remote An Nuqat al Khams, 169 km SSW of Al Ajaylat | An Nuqat al Khams | 4 | 3 MW | Sat 3:47 am |
| remote An Nuqat al Khams, 491 km SSW of Al Jumayl | An Nuqat al Khams | 8 | 2 MW | Sun 3:32 am |
| remote Sabha District, 490 km WNW of Al Jadīd | Sabha District | 4 | 6 MW | Sun 2:46 pm |
| remote Al Wahat, 210 km SE of Ajdabiya | Al Wahat | 5 | 2 MW | Sun 3:30 am |
| remote Sabha District, 266 km WSW of Al Jadīd | Sabha District | 4 | 3 MW | Sat 3:06 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Al Khums nearest 4 km WSW
- Wildfires near Janzūr nearest 4 km W
- Wildfires near Az Zāwīyah nearest 4 km NW
- Wildfires near Zawiya nearest 5 km NW
- Wildfires near Misratah nearest 13 km ESE
- Wildfires near Darnah nearest 19 km SSE
- Wildfires near Tripoli nearest 21 km WSW
- Wildfires near Qaşr Bin Ghashīr nearest 25 km NW
- Wildfires near Al Ajaylat nearest 28 km E
- Wildfires near Zliten nearest 28 km NW
- Wildfires near Tājūrā’ nearest 36 km W
- Wildfires near Al Jumayl nearest 58 km E
- Wildfires near Ajdabiya nearest 70 km WSW
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.