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Wildfire briefing: Mauritania

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

Data up to: 12 Nov 2026, 19:53 UTC

Probable fires in Mauritania in the last 24 hours: 2, with 24 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 12 Nov 2026, 16:41 UTC).

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

Mauritania is running at 1.4 times the usual for this point in the year: 61,903 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 44,285 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near M'bout: extreme (FWI 65), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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Suggested citation

WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Mauritania”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/mauritania/briefing (accessed 12 Nov 2026, 19:53 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.

If you are in danger, call your local emergency number and follow the instructions of the authorities. WorldFires is not an emergency service.

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