Moderate Wildfire
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 2 km from here.
Recorded by satellite 8 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 30th strongest of the 56 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 16 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 102 MW, at high confidence, 561 km from Mount Isa.
The 16 pixels cover about 2.2 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 SW at 7 km/h at 16:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- September 7, 2026 · score 50 · 2.0 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 60 · 2.2 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 60 · 2.5 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 | -16.3016, 136.9464 |
| Nearest City | Mount Isa (561 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T05:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@136.946,-16.302,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 101.57 |
| PixelCount | 16 |
| Confidence | high |
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.