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 10 km west of Lake Mary.
The wildfire near Lake Mary in Australia has ended after starting on November 13, 2026. Managed by the QFD, the incident concluded with satellite monitoring detecting a single heat signature over a recent forty-eight-hour period.
This event unfolds during a broader fire season that typically runs from December to March. Across the country, 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 39 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a 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 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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