EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Lake Macquarie Bushfire

Lake Macquarie Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Lake Macquarie Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

The Rural Fire Service has confirmed that the wildfire near Lake Macquarie, Australia, has ended. Typically, the region experiences its fire season from December to March.

On a national scale, 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 45% below the two-decade average.

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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