Started on Oct 3, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning in Kavieng District, Papua New Guinea, an active wildfire has scorched 950 hectares, or 2,347 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 48 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the blaze during the dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 2 days. In total it burned about 930 ha (2,298 acres) — around 9.3 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.
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