🇦🇺 Australia: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 117 significant fire ignitions in Australia (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 11:59.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 117 significant wildfires in Australia, 8 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1125 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald | 11 Aug, 23:27 | 45 | 1125 |
| Cable Beach | 11 Aug, 23:57 | 66 | 943 |
| Alligator Creek | 18 Aug, 07:37 | 10 | 820 |
| Dampier Peninsula | 13 Aug, 04:57 | 7 | 737 |
| Kingscote | 11 Aug, 23:18 | 28 | 572 |
| Mission River | 15 Aug, 23:26 | 26 | 541 |
| Weipa | 19 Aug, 01:46 | 7 | 503 |
| Tannum Sands | 22 Aug, 03:07 | 3 | 498 |
| Emerald | 22 Aug, 03:17 | 6 | 405 |
| Aurukun | 10 Aug, 20:26 | 109 | 352 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Australia, August 2026: 117 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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