Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 70

Major Wildfire

23d agoBanlungCambodiaSource: firms

64 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1306 MW · ~9.0 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Banlung (approximately 33 km away) in Cambodia, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 5.6K 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 1306 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 70 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), cascading (80), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Cambodia 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 Score70 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates13.9362, 107.2248
Nearest CityBanlung (33 km)
Population Exposed5.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-21T05:01:29.527Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
25
population
80
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness356
Frp1306.44
PixelCount64
Confidencenominal
Area Km28.96

Cascade Risks

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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 70/100, near Banlung (Cambodia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.