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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 20 km southeast of Marathon.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Marathon, Australia, under the management of the QFD. The fire started on November 4, 2026, and is unfolding ahead of the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.
Nationwide, the broader wildfire context shows that 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains forty-five percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning 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 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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