Started on Oct 15, 2026.
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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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Kittys Yard, Australia, where nine recent heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire, which started on October 15, 2026, has consumed 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Across the broader national landscape, 17,192,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 51% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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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