Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 72

Major Wildfire

23h agoFeijóBrazilSource: firms

120 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1663 MW · ~16.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Feijó (approximately 28 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency. An estimated 15.6K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 1663 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 72 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), cascading (70). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 196 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.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score72 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates-8.3671, -70.1928
Nearest CityFeijó (28 km)
Population Exposed15.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-27T23:47:07.463Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
70
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp1663.2400000000002
PixelCount120
Confidencehigh
Area Km216.8

Cascade Risks

cascade

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 72/100, near Feijó (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.