Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 49

Major Wildfire

20d agoLagoa da ConfusãoBrazilSource: firms

50 fire pixels detected · FRP: 414 MW · ~7.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Lagoa da Confusão (approximately 46 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency. An estimated 1.4K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 414 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 91.39599999999999. The computed Calamity Score is 49 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: cascading (70), intensity (60), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Brazil has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value91.39599999999999
Calamity Score49 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates-11.0190, -49.9671
Nearest CityLagoa da Confusão (46 km)
Population Exposed1.4K within 50 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-08T23:55:27.750Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
25
population
70
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness355.54
Frp413.9599999999999
PixelCount50
Confidencenominal
Area Km27.000000000000001

Cascade Risks

cascade

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.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 49/100, near Lagoa da Confusão (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.