Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Moderate Wildfire

3d agoEl ObeidSudanSource: firms

11 fire pixels detected · FRP: 115 MW · ~1.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near El Obeid (approximately 100 km away) in Sudan, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 115 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 33.964. 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

Sudan 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 Value33.964
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates13.3180, 29.3073
Nearest CityEl Obeid (100 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-26T12:08:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp114.82000000000001
PixelCount11
Confidencehigh
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 El Obeid (Sudan), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.