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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
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
About 20 km northeast of Tara.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Tara, Australia, with response operations led by the QFD after the fire started on November 6, 2026. Satellite monitoring from NASA FIRMS has registered two heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the localized persistence of the active front in this region.
Australia typically experiences its fire season from December to March. So far in 2026, a total of 19,515,591 hectares have burned across the country, tracking 44% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Australia
Across Australia, roughly 19,515,591 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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