Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 43

Major Wildfire

13d agoCairnsSource: firms

64 fire pixels detected · FRP: 337 MW · ~9.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred at coordinates -13.71°, 142.20°.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 337 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 97.69200000000001. The computed Calamity Score is 43 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: cascading (80), 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
Severitycritical
Severity Value97.69200000000001
Calamity Score43 / 100
Confidence64%
Coordinates-13.7051, 142.2048
Nearest CityCairns (523 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-04T17:07:08.380Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
80
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness352.9
Frp336.92000000000013
PixelCount64
Confidencenominal
Area Km28.96

Cascade Risks

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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 43/100, near Cairns, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.