Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 53

Moderate Wildfire

3m agoCiudad JuárezMexicoSource: firms

5 fire pixels detected · FRP: 369 MW · ~0.7 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Ciudad Juárez (approximately 13 km away) in Mexico, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 642.3K people live within 20 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 369 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 78.85400000000001. 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

Mexico 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 Value78.85400000000001
Calamity Score53 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates31.6080, -106.4960
Nearest CityCiudad Juárez (13 km)
Population Exposed642.3K within 20 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-30T22:57:52.041Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp369.27000000000004
PixelCount5
Confidencehigh
Area Km20.7000000000000001

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