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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
About 70 km northwest of Kuridala.
A fast-spreading wildfire remains active near Kuridala, Australia, having already triggered 43 satellite heat detections over the past 48 hours according to recent observations by QFD. The incident began on November 3, 2026, and continues to burn actively in a region where the typical fire season generally runs from December to March.
This active front unfolds within a broader national landscape that has seen 19,201,730 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 45% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day.
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 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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