Detected once by satellite, 168 days ago.
A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.
The last comparable one was on 13 March 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 13 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 190 MW, at high confidence, 75 km from Porto Amboim.
The 13 pixels cover about 1.8 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.
FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- March 13, 2026 · score 45 · 3.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 38 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 51.076 |
| Calamity Score | 27 / 100 |
| Confidence | 38% |
| Coordinates | -10.0522, 13.7657 |
| Nearest City | Porto Amboim (75 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T00:00:01.121Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 190.38 |
| PixelCount | 13 |
| Confidence | high |
Cascade Risks
Safety Information
If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.
Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100, near Porto Amboim (Angola), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.