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Chlef
Wildfire activity in Chlef, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Chlef ranks #20 of 58 wilayas — 2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2012 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
986
Total detections
16,031
National rank
#20 of 58
Share of Algeria
2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
3,775 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2012
2,182 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days370 Detections368 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days256 Detections349 MW
Jul 17, 2014 → Jul 23, 20146 days164 Detections199 MW
Aug 23, 2012 → Aug 29, 20126 days158 Detections147 MW
Aug 6, 2020 → Aug 12, 20206 days108 Detections628 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days102 Detections626 MW
Aug 15, 2019 → Aug 19, 20194 days80 Detections435 MW
Aug 24, 2012 → Aug 25, 201224h73 Detections3775 MW
Oct 22, 2022 → Oct 26, 20224 days63 Detections148 MW
Aug 4, 2016 → Aug 9, 20165 days57 Detections554 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.