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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A wildfire that began on October 30, 2026, near Holmview, Australia, has now ended, following a response led by the QFD agency.
This incident occurred within a broader regional context where 18,884,057 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 46% below the two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season generally runs from December to March.
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 18,884,057 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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