Recorded by satellite 23 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 5th strongest of the 33 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 August 2026. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 122 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 935 MW, at nominal confidence, 56 km from Murrupula.
The 122 pixels cover about 17.1 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.
Nearby, since 5 June 2026
- August 9, 2026 · score 27 · 3.3 km
- July 16, 2026 · score 27 · 4.4 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 50 · 10.9 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 50 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfire |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 50 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -15.7900, 38.2814 |
| Nearest City | Murrupula (56 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T10:51:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 356.23 |
| Frp | 935.11 |
| PixelCount | 122 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 50/100, near Murrupula (Mozambique), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.