🌍 World: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 13896 significant fire ignitions in World (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 13896 significant wildfires in World, 1111 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 3258 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most affected countries this month
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leona Valley · US | 5 Aug, 23:12 | 14 | 3258 |
| Sayaq · KZ | 8 Aug, 13:41 | 1 | 3253 |
| Karabas · KZ | 9 Aug, 13:41 | 5 | 3229 |
| Sayaq · KZ | 8 Aug, 13:31 | 3 | 3188 |
| feu-2026-08-08-1eqz | 8 Aug, 13:31 | 11 | 3132 |
| Sayaq · KZ | 9 Aug, 13:41 | 4 | 3123 |
| Sayaq · KZ | 8 Aug, 13:31 | 2 | 3111 |
| Shandon · US | 3 Aug, 23:32 | 16 | 3093 |
| Mori · CN | 8 Aug, 10:01 | 3 | 3085 |
| Bofeng · CN | 11 Aug, 10:01 | 17 | 3075 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, World, August 2026: 13896 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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