Started on Oct 2, 2026.
Australia todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Cabarlah, Australia, where sensors have registered 13 separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours to map the spread of the front. The fire, which started on October 2, 2026, has currently burned 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. On a broader national scale, 16,198,035 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 53% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 16,198,035 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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