Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 60

Major Wildfire

4d agoPalmerstonSource: firms

199 fire pixels detected · FRP: 3370 MW · ~27.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred at coordinates -18.48°, 130.68°.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 3370 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 60 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), cascading (70). 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
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score60 / 100
Confidence64%
Coordinates-18.4797, 130.6806
Nearest CityPalmerston (667 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-24T23:55:03.501Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
0
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp3370.2500000000014
PixelCount199
Confidencehigh
Area Km227.860000000000003

Cascade Risks

cascade
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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 60/100, near Palmerston, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.