Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
Having concluded its run after starting on October 28, 2026, the wildfire near Nome, Australia, has ended, bringing an end to an incident managed by the QFD. Located in a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March, the fire unfolded during a broader national landscape that has seen 18,682,452 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure sitting 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Australia for less than a day.
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 18,682,452 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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