Started on Oct 12, 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
Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Angoram Village, Papua New Guinea, with sensors registering 66 heat detections in the past 48 hours alone. Having started on October 12, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 900 hectares, or 2,224 acres, of land.
The current fire activity is unfolding against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 1 day. In total it burned about 900 ha (2,224 acres) — around 9.0 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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