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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
Having burned near Nambour, Australia, a wildfire monitored by the QFD has officially ended after starting on October 27, 2026. The incident occurred during a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
Across the country, the broader landscape has seen 18,583,578 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 47% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 18,583,578 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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