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Upper Barron Bushfire (Nov 4 #2)

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Upper Barron Bushfire (Nov 4 #2) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

Key facts

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The story so far

About 10 km west of Upper Barron.

A fast-moving active wildfire is burning near Upper Barron, Australia, managed by the QFD agency. Having started on November 4, 2026, the blaze continues to present challenges as it develops outside the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from December to March.

Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has picked up three FIRMS heat detections clustering nearby, indicating the current localized spread of the fire front. This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 19,201,730 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 45% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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