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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 southeast of Kynuna.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Kynuna, Australia, under the management of the QFD. Having started on October 24, 2026, the ongoing incident is situated in a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected two heat signatures associated with the fire, indicating the current geographic extent of the incident. This event unfolds within a broader national context where 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 47% below the 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 18,288,371 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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