Started on Oct 4, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites near Angoram Village, Papua New Guinea, where an active wildfire has burned 150 hectares (371 acres) since starting on September 30, 2026.
With 16 heat detections registered over the past 48 hours, the blaze continues to burn actively through the region's typical fire season, which is known as the dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
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