Started on Oct 2, 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
Burning near the community of Maningrida in Australia, an active wildfire is currently consuming 130 hectares (321 acres) after starting on October 2, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident have detected a moderate heat signature, while recent orbital observations over the past 48 hours show a cluster of seven distinct heat detections mapping the extent of the active front.
This event occurs within a broader national landscape where Australia's typical fire season spans from December to March. Despite the ongoing activity in Maningrida, the national context reveals a significantly suppressed year overall, with 16,238,567 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking a total that sits 53% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 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 16,238,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 53% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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