Major Wildfire
Recorded by satellite today.
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 6th strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 July 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 134 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1148 MW, at high confidence, 569 km from Palmerston.
The 134 pixels cover about 18.8 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 13 km/h at 10:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 23 July 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 43 · 0.4 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 43 · 0.7 km
- September 1, 2026 · score 43 · 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 43 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -16.5178, 134.2479 |
| Nearest City | Palmerston (569 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T16:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@134.248,-16.518,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 1148.06 |
| PixelCount | 134 |
| 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 43/100, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.