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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A fast-developing wildfire near Basalt, Australia, has prompted an active response from the QFD since it started on November 9, 2026. Satellites have registered eighty-four heat detections near the perimeter over the past forty-eight hours, illustrating the ongoing spread of the front across the region.
This active incident unfolds within a broader national picture where 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total running forty-one percent below the country's two-decade average. Local conditions align with a typical fire season that generally spans from December to March, placing this November ignition ahead of the peak period.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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