Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 32

Moderate Wildfire

1d agoCarahueChileSource: firms

19 fire pixels detected · FRP: 204 MW · ~2.7 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Carahue (approximately 37 km away) in Chile, 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 204 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 59.86599999999999. 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

Chile 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 Value59.86599999999999
Calamity Score32 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-38.3819, -73.2246
Nearest CityCarahue (37 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-13T23:59:45.521Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness353.89
Frp204.32999999999996
PixelCount19
Confidencenominal
Area Km22.66

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 Carahue (Chile), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.