Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Moderate Wildfire

1m agoGuaraíBrazilSource: firms

11 fire pixels detected · FRP: 125 MW · ~1.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Guaraí (approximately 23 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 125 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 36.016000000000005. 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 Value36.016000000000005
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-8.7280, -48.3289
Nearest CityGuaraí (23 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-15T20:20:43.312Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness353.57
Frp125.08000000000003
PixelCount11
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.54

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