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Cessnock Bushfire (undated #2)

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Cessnock Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 true color Cessnock Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

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The story so far

A wildfire is currently active near Cessnock, Australia, with Fire and Rescue NSW responding to the incident. The local fire season typically runs from December to March.

This event unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 19,109,666 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 45% below the two-decade average for the country.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,109,666 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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