Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 10 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.
Recorded by satellite 2 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 strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 August 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 September 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 31 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 932 MW, at nominal confidence, 87 km from São Félix do Xingu.
The 31 pixels cover about 4.3 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 NNW at 5 km/h at 07:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 5 August 2026
- September 4, 2026 · score 43 · 1.8 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 27 · 6.1 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 27 · 6.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 50 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 50 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -5.8544, -51.9836 |
| Nearest City | São Félix do Xingu (87 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T16:39:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-51.984,-5.854,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 354.34 |
| Frp | 932.2 |
| PixelCount | 31 |
| 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.
No news is listed: GDELT was not available when this page was rendered.
GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 50/100 (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.