Started on Sep 19, 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
Burning for two days near Katherine South, Australia, an active wildfire has consumed approximately 400 hectares (988 acres) at an average daily growth rate of about 200 hectares per day. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 18 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from December to March. The wider context reveals that 15,157,491 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 56% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 17,192,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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