Calamity
mediumFireCalamity Score: 30

Moderate Wildfire

2h agoAl ḨurshahLibyaSource: firms

11 fire pixels detected · FRP: 25 MW · ~1.5 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Al Ḩurshah (approximately 4 km away) in Libya, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 386.0K people live within 20 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 11 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 23.445. The computed Calamity Score is 30 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: population (70), intensity (20), historical (10). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Libya 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
Severitymedium
Severity Value23.445
Calamity Score30 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates32.7910, 12.6868
Nearest CityAl Ḩurshah (4 km)
Population Exposed386.0K within 20 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-25T13:04:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

20
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
10
historical

Technical Details

Brightness318.64
Frp24.89
PixelCount11
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.54

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 30/100, near Al Ḩurshah (Libya), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.