Large Wildfire
Recorded by satellite 62 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 61st strongest of the 105 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 30 June 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 22 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 210 MW, at nominal confidence, 501 km from Cairns.
The 22 pixels cover about 3.1 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 ENE at 12 km/h at 17:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 28 May 2026
- July 16, 2026 · score 60 · 1.6 km
- July 16, 2026 · score 60 · 2.1 km
- August 4, 2026 · score 27 · 2.1 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 54 % 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.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -14.5584, 141.7830 |
| Nearest City | Cairns (501 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-07-02 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@141.783,-14.558,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 354.33 |
| Frp | 210.24 |
| PixelCount | 22 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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 27/100, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.