Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 44

Major Wildfire

5d agoOdessaUnited StatesSource: firms

65 fire pixels detected · FRP: 109 MW · ~9.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Odessa (approximately 50 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 138 people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 109 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 75.894. The computed Calamity Score is 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: cascading (70), 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

United States 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 Value75.894
Calamity Score44 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates31.4753, -102.0790
Nearest CityOdessa (50 km)
Population Exposed138 within 50 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-22T09:56:22.893Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
10
population
70
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness352.6
Frp108.94
PixelCount65
Confidencenominal
Area Km29.100000000000001

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 44/100, near Odessa (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.