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.
4 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 1 km from here.
Recorded by satellite 8 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 10th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 31 August 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 129 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1223 MW, at high confidence, 159 km from Colniza.
The 129 pixels cover about 18.1 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 SE at 8 km/h at 22:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 8 May 2026
- September 9, 2026 · score 43 · 1.3 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 46 · 3.8 km
- September 9, 2026 · score 36 · 4.3 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 54 % 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 v2. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Under rules v1–v3, Critical for a wildfire measured only the radiative power the satellite saw, not the people near it; since v4 (1 September 2026) it also requires exposed population. This page keeps the word it was published with.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -9.1172, -60.4387 |
| Nearest City | Colniza (159 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T04:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-60.439,-9.117,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 1222.8 |
| PixelCount | 129 |
| Confidence | high |
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.
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