Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Recorded by satellite 64 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 2nd strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 July 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 July 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 3 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 101 MW, at nominal confidence, 27 km from Demerval Lobão.
The 3 pixels cover about 0.4 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 ENE at 9 km/h at 12:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 2 July 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 40 · 0.3 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 27 · 1.8 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 27 · 3.2 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 | -5.5961, -42.7263 |
| Nearest City | Demerval Lobão (27 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-03T16:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-42.726,-5.596,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 344.59 |
| Frp | 101.06 |
| PixelCount | 3 |
| 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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In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
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GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 40/100, near Demerval Lobão (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.