Wildfires near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Fires near Santa Cruz de la Sierra right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 43 thermal hotspots in 14 separate clusters within 80 km of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km NW of the city centre (24 km NW of Santa Cruz de la Sierra), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 9 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 38 km WNW (46 km WNW of Santa Cruz de la Sierra) with 14 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.

Across Bolivia there are 398 fire clusters in the same window, 188 of them in Santa Cruz Department.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Santa Cruz de la Sierra is from the SSE at 27 km/h (gusts 58 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 64% and the temperature 20°C.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 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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