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Wildfire near Newcastle Waters, Australia

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Map: Wildfire near Newcastle Waters, Australia

GDACS has tracked this wildfire near Newcastle Waters, Australia since October 16, 2026, 9 days as of its latest update on October 25. It carries a GREEN alert: limited humanitarian impact expected. Satellites put the burned area at 113,295 acres (45,849 hectares, 458 km²), roughly 7.8 times the size of Manhattan, or about 85,830 American football fields.

TypeWildfire
GDACS alertGreen
CountryAustralia
SinceOct 16, 2026
Tracked for9 days
Burned area45,849 ha · 113,295 acres
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How the size is measured

GDACS estimates burned areas from satellite data, so the figures cover the whole fire complex and may include several fires burning close together.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, When tracking began · October 16, 2026
When tracking began · October 16, 2026
Satellite picture, Latest · October 24, 2026
Latest · October 24, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Did you know?

How fires get their names. US wildfires are usually named by the first crews or dispatchers, often after a nearby road, creek, peak or landmark.

GDACS report. Source: GDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System of the United Nations and the European Commission (CC BY 4.0).

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