Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 53

Large Wildfire

0m agoTiaoshiChinaSource: firms

26 fire pixels detected · FRP: 170 MW · ~3.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Tiaoshi (approximately 10 km away) in China, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 521.1K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 170 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 60.016. The computed Calamity Score is 53 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (85), 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

China 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 Value60.016
Calamity Score53 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates29.1938, 106.6762
Nearest CityTiaoshi (10 km)
Population Exposed521.1K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-07-12T09:04:43.023Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness340.25
Frp170.07999999999998
PixelCount26
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.6400000000000006

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 Tiaoshi (China), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.