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Wildfires near Basuo

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5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 18 km N, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:57 pm local (2026-10-25 05:57 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Basuo, Hainan, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).

Fire clusters within 80 km
5 last 48 h
Nearest fire
18 km N 18 km N of Basuo
Hotspot detections nearby
22 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
11 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NNE 5 km/h gusts 8 km/h, humidity 92%

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Fires near Basuo right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 22 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Basuo, Hainan, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 18 km N of the city centre (18 km N of Basuo), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 27 km ENE (33 km ENE of Basuo) with 11 detections; first seen Sun 2 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.

Across China there are 850 fire clusters in the same window, 7 of them in Hainan.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
18 km N of Basuo18 km N23 MWSun 1:57 pmSun 1:57 pm
33 km ENE of Basuo27 km ENE1111 MWSun 2:47 amSun 1:57 pm
32 km SSE of Basuo32 km SSE24 MWSat 2:18 pmSun 1:57 pm
57 km WSW of Wuzhishan70 km SSE18 MWSun 1:57 pmSun 1:57 pm
42 km W of Nada73 km NE69 MWSun 1:57 pmSun 1:57 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Basuo is from the NNE at 5 km/h (gusts 8 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 92% and the temperature 25°C.

Basuo is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Basuo air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

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.

About satellite fire detections

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.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.