Wildfire map Papua New Guinea
Fires in Papua New Guinea right now
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185 fire clusters detected in Papua New Guinea in the last 48 h Most active: 132 km N of Port Moresby (29 detections).
Active fires in Papua New Guinea from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 185 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 1,330
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 4
- Most active fire
- 132 km N of Port Moresby 29 detections
- Most affected region
- National Capital 185 clusters
Active fires in Papua New Guinea
Satellites detected 1,330 thermal hotspots in Papua New Guinea in the last 48 h, grouped into 185 fire clusters. 4 clusters reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW.
The most active fire is 132 km N of Port Moresby with 29 detections and a peak of 268 MW, last seen Mon 1:14 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 km N of Port Moresby | National Capital | 29 | 268 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 165 km N of Port Moresby | National Capital | 132 | 213 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| 123 km NNE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 69 | 158 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 188 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 62 | 39 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| 106 km N of Port Moresby | National Capital | 74 | 57 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 415 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 41 | 30 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 735 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 80 | 14 MW | Mon 1:12 am |
| 71 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 15 | 130 MW | Sun 2:08 pm |
| remote National Capital, 865 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 97 | 22 MW | Mon 1:12 am |
| 110 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 19 | 37 MW | Sun 2:08 pm |
| remote National Capital, 170 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 14 | 41 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 860 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 45 | 28 MW | Mon 1:12 am |
| remote National Capital, 1372 km E of Port Moresby | National Capital | 17 | 42 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 331 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 11 | 35 MW | Sun 2:10 pm |
| remote National Capital, 785 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 70 | 10 MW | Mon 1:12 am |
| 35 km E of Port Moresby | National Capital | 16 | 25 MW | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 37 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 29 | 13 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| 55 km NNE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 18 | 14 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 791 km NE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 13 | 32 MW | Mon 1:12 am |
| remote National Capital, 433 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 12 | 21 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 363 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 11 | 27 MW | Sun 2:10 pm |
| remote National Capital, 476 km NNE of Port Moresby | National Capital | 12 | 17 MW | Mon 1:14 am |
| remote National Capital, 339 km NNW of Port Moresby | National Capital | 6 | 11 MW | Sat 2:27 pm |
| 149 km N of Port Moresby | National Capital | 3 | 25 MW | Sat 2:27 pm |
| 105 km N of Port Moresby | National Capital | 4 | 19 MW | Sun 2:08 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Port Moresby nearest 24 km N
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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.