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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
About 10 km south of Georgetown.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Georgetown, Australia, having started on November 9, 2026. Responding to the incident, the QFD is monitoring the situation as the fire continues to develop within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has recorded 14 heat detections near the fire, illustrating the current spread of the incident. This fire occurs within a broader national context that has seen 20,445,493 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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