Started on Oct 8, 2026.
Australia todayLive
Yesterday'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 Heathlands, Australia, where 58 distinct heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to chart the ongoing spread of the front. Having started on October 8, 2026, the blaze has consumed 200 hectares, equivalent to 494 acres, in a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
The broader national landscape reveals that 16,566,552 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 52 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 km².
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 16,566,552 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 52% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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