Recorded by satellite yesterday.
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.
No stronger detection stands among the 5 recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 July 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 9 August 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 16 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 119 MW, at nominal confidence, 108 km from Maxixe.
The 16 pixels cover about 2.2 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.
Nearby, since 10 July 2026
- August 9, 2026 · score 27 · 22.3 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 54 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfire |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -23.7939, 34.2923 |
| Nearest City | Maxixe (108 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T12:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@34.292,-23.794,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 353.79 |
| Frp | 118.69 |
| PixelCount | 16 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100 (Mozambique), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.