Major Wildfire
Recorded by satellite 56 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.
It is the 43rd strongest of the 105 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 160 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 727 MW, at high confidence, 505 km from Daru.
The 160 pixels cover about 22.4 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 E at 18 km/h at 10:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 13 June 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 60 · 0.8 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 60 · 1.3 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 43 · 1.7 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 54 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) | 54 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -13.4322, 141.8903 |
| Nearest City | Daru (505 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-07-07 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@141.890,-13.432,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 726.76 |
| PixelCount | 160 |
| 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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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 54/100, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.