Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Large Wildfire

3d agoBarra do CordaBrazilSource: firms

26 fire pixels detected · FRP: 114 MW · ~3.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Barra do Corda (approximately 45 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 114 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 48.742000000000004. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Brazil 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 Value48.742000000000004
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-5.8916, -45.1066
Nearest CityBarra do Corda (45 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-20T23:59:04.251Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness349.85
Frp113.71000000000001
PixelCount26
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.6400000000000006

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 27/100, near Barra do Corda (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.