Wildfire map Mauritania
Fires in Mauritania right now
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1 fire cluster detected in Mauritania in the last 48 h Most active: remote area, 154 km SSE of Nouakchott (1 detection).
Active fires in Mauritania from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 1 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 1
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- remote area, 154 km SSE of Nouakchott 1 detections
- Most affected region
- Other 1 clusters
Active fires in Mauritania
Satellites detected 1 thermal hotspot in Mauritania in the last 48 h, grouped into 1 fire cluster. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is remote area, 154 km SSE of Nouakchott with 1 detection and a peak of 1 MW, last seen Sat 3:34 am local time.
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 area, 154 km SSE of Nouakchott | — | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:34 am |
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.