Started on Oct 11, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Burning in the dry season near Merauke, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 580 hectares (1,433 acres) since its start on September 30, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat intensity from the peak fire radiative power, while 39 heat signatures cluster nearby.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 5,611,214 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the country's burned area 57% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 7,440,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 108% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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