Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 31

Large Wildfire

82d agoDarwinSource: firms

28 fire pixels detected · FRP: 49 MW · ~3.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred at coordinates -17.14°, 128.44°.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 28 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 37.782. The computed Calamity Score is 31 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: cascading (64), intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

This fire event is being tracked through Calamity.live's global monitoring network, which aggregates data from 250 scientific sources. Real-time monitoring and multi-source verification help ensure data accuracy and timely reporting of significant natural hazard events worldwide.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severityhigh
Severity Value37.782
Calamity Score31 / 100
Confidence64%
Coordinates-17.1420, 128.4373
Nearest CityDarwin (581 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-07T23:54:44.921Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
0
population
64
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp48.910000000000004
PixelCount28
Confidencehigh
Area Km23.9200000000000004

Cascade Risks

cascade

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.

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 31/100, near Darwin, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.