Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A wildfire that ignited near Deepwater, Australia, on November 5, 2026, has officially ended after being managed by the Queensland Fire Department (QFD). Operating outside of the region's typical fire season—which normally runs from December to March—the incident unfolded during a broader national landscape where 19,334,912 hectares had burned so far in 2026, tracking 44% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
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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