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Cessnock Bushfire (undated #4)

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Cessnock Bushfire (undated #4) — Sentinel-2 true color Cessnock Bushfire (undated #4) — 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.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

A wildfire is currently active near Cessnock, Australia, overseen by the Rural Fire Service. The region's typical fire season spans from December to March.

Nationwide, the broader context of the year shows a significant scale of activity, with 19,515,591 hectares burned so far in 2026, which is 44 percent below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,515,591 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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