Wildfires
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Recorded by satellite 65 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.
No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 July 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 386 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 4015 MW, at high confidence, 538 km from Palmerston.
The 386 pixels cover about 54.0 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.
Wind from ESE at 9 km/h at 21:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 6 July 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 60 · 0.3 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 60 · 3.1 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 27 · 5.5 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 60 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Wind: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Under rules v1–v3, Critical for a wildfire measured only the radiative power the satellite saw, not the people near it; since v4 (1 September 2026) it also requires exposed population. This page keeps the word it was published with.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 60 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -12.6241, 135.9353 |
| Nearest City | Palmerston (538 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-07-07 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@135.935,-12.624,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 4014.76 |
| PixelCount | 386 |
| 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 8 March 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.
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