Started on Oct 4, 2026.
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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 spanning 730 hectares (1,804 acres) continues to burn in the Talasea District of Papua New Guinea after igniting on October 4, 2026. Despite having burned for multiple days, satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front.
Activity in the area remains notable as satellites have detected 70 heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the incident during the region's typical dry season.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 1 day. In total it burned about 730 ha (1,804 acres) — around 7.3 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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