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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
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Quick facts
- Jurisdiction
- QFD
About 10 km northwest of Tara.
Burning near the city of Tara in Australia, a wildfire monitored by the QFD has reached a contained status after starting on October 21, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire season that typically spans from December to March, while Australia as a whole has seen 17,777,340 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 49% 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 17,777,340 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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