Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 53

Major Wildfire

30d agoFaratoGMSource: firms

51 fire pixels detected · FRP: 442 MW · ~7.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Farato (approximately 18 km away) in GM, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 21.5K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 442 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 95.239. The computed Calamity Score is 53 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: cascading (70), intensity (60), population (40). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

GM 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 Value95.239
Calamity Score53 / 100
Confidence68%
Coordinates13.3572, -14.3850
Nearest CityFarato (18 km)
Population Exposed21.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-14T14:59:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
40
population
70
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp442.3900000000001
PixelCount51
Confidencehigh
Area Km27.140000000000001

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 53/100, near Farato (GM), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.