Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 18

Large Wildfire

4d agoCorumbáBrazilSource: firms

29 fire pixels detected · FRP: 69 MW · ~4.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Corumbá (approximately 232 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 29 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 42.818000000000005. The computed Calamity Score is 18 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: 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

Brazil has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severityhigh
Severity Value42.818000000000005
Calamity Score18 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-18.0399, -59.5998
Nearest CityCorumbá (232 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-19T23:56:10.760Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness343.18
Frp69.09000000000002
PixelCount29
Confidencenominal
Area Km24.0600000000000005

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 18/100, near Corumbá (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.