Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Large Wildfire

3d agoPalmerstonSource: firms

44 fire pixels detected · FRP: 278 MW · ~6.2 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred at coordinates -13.61°, 135.82°.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 278 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 80. 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

This fire event is being tracked through Calamity.live's global monitoring network, which aggregates data from 250 scientific sources. Real-time monitoring and multi-source verification help ensure data accuracy and timely reporting of significant natural hazard events worldwide.

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
Severityhigh
Severity Value80
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-13.6108, 135.8160
Nearest CityPalmerston (538 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-25T23:59:43.606Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
60
intensity
30
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp277.78000000000003
Area Km26.16
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount44

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