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.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 15 km from here.
Recorded by satellite 6 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 14th strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 31 August 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 52 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 239 MW, at high confidence, 64 km from Soalala.
The 52 pixels cover about 7.3 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 WSW at 11 km/h at 21:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- June 10, 2026 · score 41 · 12.1 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 27 · 17.8 km
- June 5, 2026 · score 49 · 23.9 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 41 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 v3. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Under rules v1–v3, Critical for a wildfire measured only the radiative power the satellite saw, not the people near it; since v4 (1 September 2026) it also requires exposed population. This page keeps the word it was published with.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -16.6650, 45.4520 |
| Nearest City | Soalala (64 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T09:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@45.452,-16.665,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 239.46 |
| PixelCount | 52 |
| 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.
Want to know when something happens in this area?
In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
No news is listed: GDELT was not available when this page was rendered.
GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 41/100 (Madagascar), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.