Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Moderate Wildfire

4m agoPalmerstonAustraliaSource: firms

16 fire pixels detected · FRP: 127 MW · ~2.2 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Palmerston (approximately 186 km away) in Australia, a region where extreme heat events and eucalyptus forests create conditions highly conducive to wildfire spread.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 127 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 41.452. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: 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

Australia 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.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severityhigh
Severity Value41.452
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-11.2137, 132.0869
Nearest CityPalmerston (186 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-25T13:58:49.051Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness349.02
Frp127.25999999999999
PixelCount16
Confidencenominal
Area Km22.24

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 27/100, near Palmerston (Australia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.