Started on Oct 3, 2026.
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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
An active wildfire is currently burning across 330 hectares (815 acres) in the Talasea District of Papua New Guinea, having started on October 3, 2026. The incident unfolds during the typical fire season, which corresponds to the dry season in the region.
Satellites monitoring the situation are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 53 heat detections registered over the past 48 hours that cluster nearby to outline how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 1 day. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.
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