Started on Sep 21, 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 Nanum, Australia, an active 100-hectare wildfire that started on September 21, 2026, is currently exhibiting low satellite heat intensity.
Satellites have picked up eight heat detections over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, mapping the ongoing spread of the Nanum fire.
This activity occurs against a broader national backdrop where 15,389,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 56 percent decrease below the two-decade average for Australia, where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for 1 day. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 16,793,664 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 52% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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