Started on Oct 3, 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
Burning for two days with an average daily growth of approximately 150 hectares per day, a 300-hectare active wildfire is currently threatening Cabarlah, Australia.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 21 heat detections over the last 48 hours, indicating significant spread near the city.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season running from December to March, while national figures show 16,321,628 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 53% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 17,192,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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