Nunavut Satellite Hotspots
Explore satellite-detected heat across Nunavut while treating each point as an observation rather than a confirmed wildfire incident.
What a hotspot can tell you
A visible point represents a recent satellite-detected heat signal included in FireRadar’s NASA FIRMS feed. Several points close together can relate to one fire, multiple fires, repeated satellite observations, or another heat source. Hotspots can add independent observation context around a known incident, especially in remote areas.
What it cannot tell you
A hotspot is not an official incident record, fire perimeter, control status, evacuation area, or proof that a wildfire is out of control. Cloud, heavy smoke, orbit timing, surface conditions, and source filtering can also hide or duplicate detections. Use the official wildfire layer when you need a named incident and source status.
Why local geography matters
Much of Nunavut is tundra, exposed rock, wetlands, ice, or sparsely vegetated terrain rather than forest. Thermal detections may therefore relate to a range of natural or human heat sources, and wildfire relevance varies greatly by location. Government of Nunavut and local authorities remain responsible for confirmed fire and emergency information.
Do not count hotspots as wildfires
FireRadar deliberately keeps NASA FIRMS detections outside direct-official wildfire totals. A map with many thermal points can represent fewer confirmed incidents, repeated observations, or non-wildfire heat. A map with no visible hotspot is also not proof that no wildfire is present.
Satellite source
FireRadar uses NASA FIRMS VIIRS thermal-detection data for this observation layer. Official Nunavut incident records stay in FireRadar’s wildfire layer and retain their own source provenance.
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