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Wildfires near Gundupālaiyam

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No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Gundupālaiyam in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 434 km N, 30 km SSW of Chilakalūrupet.

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Gundupālaiyam, Puducherry, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).

Fire clusters within 80 km
0 last 48 h
Nearest fire
434 km N
Hotspot detections nearby
0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Wind now
N 16 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 95%

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Fires near Gundupālaiyam right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Gundupālaiyam, Puducherry, India in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 434 km N (30 km SSW of Chilakalūrupet), with 1 detection. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.

Across India there are 659 fire clusters in the same window.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Gundupālaiyam is from the N at 16 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the S. Relative humidity is 95% and the temperature 25°C.

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