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Observed arrival · 2026-09-14

WorldFires: The World’s Wildfires, One by One

worldfires.org Observed source
Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A satellite-measured wildfire atlas that maps official fire perimeters onto administrative boundaries and traces their impact on individual towns.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-14 issue.

Field notes

WorldFires combines EFFIS / Copernicus fire perimeters with geoBoundaries administrative data to associate fires with towns and other local areas. Its ranked records preserve operational details such as duration: the homepage lists Castrocalbón at 40,081 hectares over four days and Vilamartín de Valdeorras at 37,831 hectares over fifteen days. The site currently reports 582 fire pages and coverage of one country, despite its broader world-facing title.

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