Started on Oct 5, 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
Burning actively near Angoram Village in Papua New Guinea, an active wildfire has scorched 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 16 heat detections cluster nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the fire's spread.
The current fire activity occurs during the region's typical fire season, which is the dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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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