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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
Key facts
Source: Queensland Fire DepartmentThe story so far
A wildfire that began on November 4, 2026, near Wurtulla, Australia, has now ended. The incident was managed by the QFD.
This event unfolds during a broader fire season typically spanning from December to March. Across the country, 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 44% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned 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 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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