Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 30

Large Wildfire

29d agoSan Juan BautistaParaguaySource: firms

30 fire pixels detected · FRP: 375 MW · ~4.2 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near San Juan Bautista (approximately 33 km away) in Paraguay, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 990 people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 375 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 30 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30), population (10). 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 Score30 / 100
Confidence58%
Coordinates-26.5321, -57.4329
Nearest CitySan Juan Bautista (33 km)
Population Exposed990 within 35 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-15T21:56:24.452Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
10
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp375.13999999999993
PixelCount30
Confidencehigh
Area Km24.2

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 30/100, near San Juan Bautista (Paraguay), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.