EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Nanum Bushfire

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
2 days
from Sep 21, 2026
Nanum Bushfire — Sentinel-2 true color Nanum Bushfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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The story so far

About 10 km north of Nanum.

Burning across a span of 37 days before it finally ended, the wildfire near Nanum in Australia began on September 21, 2026, and left behind an estimated footprint of roughly 100 hectares, or 247 acres, by satellite estimate. Satellites tracked a low heat intensity from the fire front, with only one heat detection registered in the final 48 hours as the incident drew to a close.

This event unfolded within a broader national landscape that has seen 18,682,452 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure tracking 46% below the two-decade average for the country. The activity in Nanum occurred outside the region's typical fire season, which conventionally 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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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