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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
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Quick facts
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An active wildfire is currently burning near Wenlock, Australia, monitored by the QFD after starting on October 12, 2026. Satellites have registered 10 thermal detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire across the area.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire season that typically runs from December to March. So far in 2026, a total of 17,648,956 hectares have burned across the country, tracking 49% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 9 days.
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 17,648,956 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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