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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
Key facts
Source: NSW Rural Fire ServiceThe story so far
A wildfire spanning 1 ha (2 acres) near Mount Aquila in Australia has been contained by the Rural Fire Service. The fire season in this region typically runs from December to March.
Nationwide, the broader context shows that 20,025,462 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire is currently contained in Australia. So far it has affected roughly 1 ha (2 acres) — about 0.0 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 20,025,462 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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