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Wildfire briefing: Ghana

A short, quotable summary of the last 24 hours and of the season. Rebuilt every hour.

Data up to: 12 Nov 2026, 21:53 UTC

Probable fires in Ghana in the last 24 hours: 15, with 351 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 12 Nov 2026, 18:23 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 1.

Largest active fire: Builsa North fire, October 2026, with 2,363 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 11 Nov 2026, 13:29 UTC.

Ghana is running close to the usual for this point in the year: 1,767,442 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 2,013,601 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Builsa South: high (FWI 33), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Ghana”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/ghana/briefing (accessed 12 Nov 2026, 21:53 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus GWIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

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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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