Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 32

Large Wildfire

114d agoAsunciónParaguaySource: firms

48 fire pixels detected · FRP: 456 MW

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Asunción (approximately 64 km away) in Paraguay, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 456 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 80. The computed Calamity Score is 32 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), intensity (60). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Paraguay 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 Value80
Calamity Score32 / 100
Confidence60%
Coordinates-24.7194, -57.7909
Nearest CityAsunción (64 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-10T07:05:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
60
intensity
80
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp455.68
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount48

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 32/100, near Asunción (Paraguay), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.