Started on Oct 3, 2026.
Australia todayLiveYesterday'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 the active wildfire burning near Cherbourg, Australia, where six heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which has been burning since October 3, 2026, currently spans 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 16,238,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 53 percent below the two-decade average. For this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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 16,238,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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