Wildfires
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 27 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 70 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 19th strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 48 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 324 MW, at high confidence, 502 km from Palmerston.
The 48 pixels cover about 6.7 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 23 km/h at 04:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 6 June 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 27 · 3.1 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 40 · 16.1 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 40 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.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -14.7158, 135.0180 |
| Nearest City | Palmerston (502 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-07-04 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@135.018,-14.716,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 324.26 |
| PixelCount | 48 |
| 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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