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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 5 km northwest of Taunton.
Burning near Taunton in Australia, an active wildfire has been tracked by the QFD since it started on November 6, 2026. Satellites are currently monitoring the incident, with NASA FIRMS picking up 7 heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread in the area.
This fire occurs during a period when Australia has seen 19,515,591 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 44% below the two-decade average for the country, where the typical fire season runs from December to March.
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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