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Khenchela
Wildfire activity in Khenchela, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Khenchela ranks #24 of 58 wilayas — 1.9% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2012 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
915
Total detections
8,443
National rank
#24 of 58
Share of Algeria
1.9%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
2,734 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2012
2,959 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 days1531 Detections2734 MW
Jul 4, 2021 → Jul 7, 20213 days937 Detections1588 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 21, 20125 days815 Detections835 MW
Jul 8, 2021 → Jul 10, 20213 days241 Detections633 MW
Jul 30, 2009 → Aug 5, 20097 days224 Detections947 MW
Aug 4, 2012 → Aug 8, 20124 days197 Detections94 MW
Aug 17, 2012 → Aug 22, 20125 days147 Detections304 MW
Jul 4, 2021 → Jul 6, 202139h109 Detections241 MW
Aug 15, 2019 → Aug 16, 201924h62 Detections86 MW
Aug 2, 2021 → Aug 3, 202126h61 Detections371 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.