🌍 World: wildfires in September 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 1631 significant fire ignitions in World (September 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 3 September at 09:25.
Busiest day: 2 September, with 903 ignitions detected. Brazil accounts for 14% of the month's fires (221). Longest fire: Toro, tracked for 12 h.
"In September 2026, kanari detected 1631 significant wildfires in World, 1247 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 2464 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most affected countries this month
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aykhal · RU | 1 Sept, 15:20 | 2 | 2464 |
| Añatuya · AR | 2 Sept, 15:27 | 164 | 2201 |
| Qabqa · CN | 2 Sept, 01:10 | 1 | 1918 |
| Qabqa · CN | 2 Sept, 01:10 | 1 | 1893 |
| Yuepuhu · CN | 2 Sept, 11:31 | 2 | 1882 |
| feu-2026-09-01-11ff | 1 Sept, 09:11 | 9 | 1636 |
| Qaghiliq · CN | 2 Sept, 11:31 | 1 | 1533 |
| Chertkovo · RU | 2 Sept, 00:10 | 8 | 1407 |
| Kelapa · ID | 1 Sept, 23:36 | 8 | 1326 |
| Hejing · CN | 1 Sept, 03:10 | 2 | 1219 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, World, September 2026: 1631 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-09-03.
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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