Is there a fire near Kosti right now?

Wildfires near Kosti

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No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Kosti in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 163 km SE, 79 km NW of Ad-Damazin.

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kosti, White Nile, Sudan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Khartoum).

Fire clusters within 80 km
0 last 24 h
Nearest fire
163 km SE
Hotspot detections nearby
0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
Wind now
NNW 17 km/h gusts 33 km/h, humidity 29%

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Fires near Kosti right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Kosti, White Nile, Sudan in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 163 km SE (79 km NW of Ad-Damazin), with 2 detections. 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 Sudan there are 262 fire clusters in the same window.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Kosti is from the NNW at 17 km/h (gusts 33 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 29% and the temperature 28°C.

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