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Wildfires near Cazenga

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20 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 24 km ENE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:36 pm local (2026-10-25 12:36 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Cazenga, Luanda, Angola, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Luanda).

Fire clusters within 80 km
20 last 48 h
Nearest fire
24 km ENE 7 km SSE of Panguíla
Hotspot detections nearby
80 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
34 MW moderate
Wind now
SW 9 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 77%

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Fires near Cazenga right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 80 thermal hotspots in 20 separate clusters within 80 km of Cazenga, Luanda, Angola in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km ENE of the city centre (7 km SSE of Panguíla), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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 77 km ESE (64 km E of Calumbo) with 22 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.

Across Angola there are 452 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Luanda.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
7 km SSE of Panguíla24 km ENE21 MWSat 1:20 amSat 1:20 am
19 km SE of Panguíla27 km E411 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
14 km E of Zango28 km SE321 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
8 km N of Panguíla29 km NE11 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
21 km ENE of Zango33 km ESE22 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
36 km ESE of Panguíla44 km E1110 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
35 km ENE of Calumbo48 km ESE434 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
22 km E of Calumbo52 km SE25 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
34 km E of Panguíla55 km ENE12 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
23 km ESE of Calumbo56 km SE17 MWSun 1:36 pmSun 1:36 pm
46 km NNW of Panguíla58 km N24 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
35 km E of Calumbo60 km SE211 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
41 km E of Panguíla60 km ENE427 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
37 km ENE of Panguíla61 km NE16 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm
53 km NE of Panguíla69 km NE55 MWSat 1:55 pmSat 1:55 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Cazenga is from the SW at 9 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 77% and the temperature 26°C.

Cazenga is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Cazenga 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.