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Médéa
Wildfire activity in Médéa, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Médéa ranks #27 of 58 wilayas — 1.3% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2012 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
663
Total detections
7,343
National rank
#27 of 58
Share of Algeria
1.3%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
1,932 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2012
1,054 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, 20127 days412 Detections781 MW
Jul 13, 2017 → Jul 16, 20173 days294 Detections1932 MW
Aug 21, 2014 → Aug 27, 20147 days232 Detections342 MW
Jul 27, 2007 → Aug 1, 20075 days90 Detections497 MW
Aug 6, 2017 → Aug 9, 20173 days80 Detections212 MW
Aug 2, 2012 → Aug 8, 20126 days73 Detections317 MW
Jul 6, 2017 → Jul 12, 20176 days61 Detections218 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 19, 20124 days54 Detections157 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 13, 20125 days49 Detections161 MW
Aug 20, 2023 → Aug 23, 20233 days46 Detections53 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.