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Wildfire briefing: Mongolia

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Wildfire briefing: Mongolia

Probable fires in Mongolia in the last 24 hours: 3, with 47 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 24 Oct 2026, 23:29 UTC).

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

Largest active fire: Choibalsan fire, 23 October 2026, with 4,696 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS); latest heat detection: 23 Oct 2026, 06:08 UTC.

Mongolia is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 58 % of the average: 140,334 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 242,419 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS). GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

Forecast fire danger for today near Asgat: moderate (FWI 21), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Mongolia”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/mongolia/briefing (accessed 25 Oct 2026, 02:39 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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