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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
A fast-developing wildfire remains active near Wandal, Australia, with response efforts led by the QFD after the incident began on November 5, 2026. Satellites have registered four heat signatures over the last forty-eight hours, indicating the extent of the spread across the surrounding landscape. Though this specific fire burns within a region where the typical fire season generally runs from December to March, it unfolds against a broader national backdrop of 19,334,912 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 44 percent below the two-decade average.
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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