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Wildfire briefing: Egypt

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Wildfire briefing: Egypt

Probable fires in Egypt in the last 24 hours: 1, with 24 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 11 Nov 2026, 09:30 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 0.

Egypt is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 48 % of the average: 7,100 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 14,944 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Al Amreia: moderate (FWI 13), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Egypt”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/egypt/briefing (accessed 11 Nov 2026, 13:07 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Licence CC BY 4.0: this briefing may be reproduced, including by the media, crediting “WorldFires (worldfires.org)” and the original sources.

Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus GWIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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