Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 46

Major Wildfire

4m agoDarwinAustraliaSource: firms

334 fire pixels detected · FRP: 4005 MW · ~46.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Darwin (approximately 96 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 large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 4005 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 46 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80). 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
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score46 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-11.6310, 130.5835
Nearest CityDarwin (96 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-22T12:33:17.859Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp4005.239999999999
PixelCount334
Confidencehigh
Area Km246.760000000000005

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 46/100, near Darwin (Australia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.