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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
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
An active wildfire is currently burning near Saxby, Australia, monitored by the QFD after starting on November 9, 2026. Satellite observations from NASA FIRMS reveal 41 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent to which thermal signatures are clustering in the area as the fire continues to progress within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in Australia, where 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 41% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning 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 20,445,493 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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