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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
The story so far
About 5 km northwest of Ranelagh.
Burning near Ranelagh, Australia, an active wildfire has expanded to 18 ha (44 acres) since it started on 2026-10-21 under the management of the Parks and Wildlife Service. Over its 2 days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of about 9 ha/day, while satellites have registered 4 heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread near the city.
This incident unfolds during a broader national context in which 17,992,843 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 48% below the two-decade average. For this region, the typical fire season runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 18 ha (44 acres) — about 0.2 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 17,992,843 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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