Started on Oct 9, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Tari in Papua New Guinea, where orbital instruments have registered 19 heat detections in the past 48 hours alone. The blaze, which covers 200 hectares, or approximately 494 acres, has been burning since October 9, 2026. This incident unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry season.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Papua New Guinea for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 230 ha (568 acres) — about 2.3 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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