Wildfire

7,470 MW · Australia

First tracked 16 September 2026 · Last updated 18 September 2026

In Australia

7,470 MW

Total fire radiative power

450 MW

Peak FRP

465

Thermal detections

Satellite passes

A significant wildfire is burning in Australia with a total fire radiative power of 3,884 MW.

Sources

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗GDACS ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗

Coverage

via The GDELT Project

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Coverage not checked yet.

Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & GDACS & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) · figures modelled