Large Wildfire
Recorded by satellite 96 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 4th strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 29 May 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 30 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 140 MW, at nominal confidence, 676 km from Port Hedland.
The 30 pixels cover about 4.2 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 N at 23 km/h at 06:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 29 May 2026
- May 30, 2026 · score 50 · 6.4 km
- May 30, 2026 · score 50 · 8.2 km
- May 31, 2026 · score 41 · 8.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 40 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 v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -21.7551, 124.9414 |
| Nearest City | Port Hedland (676 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-29T17:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@124.941,-21.755,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 347.34 |
| Frp | 139.66 |
| PixelCount | 30 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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.
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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 40/100, based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.