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Taree Bushfire (undated #2)

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Taree Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 true color Taree Bushfire (undated #2) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

An active wildfire is currently burning near Taree, Australia, managed by Fire and Rescue NSW. The region typically experiences its fire season from December to March.

On a broader scale, Australia has seen 19,686,136 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 43 percent below the two-decade average for the country.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,686,136 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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