Persistent heat source 33 km from Bayjī, Iraq
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
7 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
The satellite has seen heat at this spot on 36 earlier days since 12 March 2026, in 7 of the twelve months of the year. Heat that is there in every season usually comes from industry (a steelworks, a refinery flare, a gas field) or from routine burning, not from a wildfire. NASA's data do not say which.
43 satellite detections of this fire · 13 – 27 October 2026
A satellite sees a burning fire on each of its passes. This page gathers every detection of this fire; the address of each one leads here.
| Day and time (UTC) | Radiative power | Distance from Bayjī |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 10:49 | 1,055 MW | 32 km |
| 27 Oct 09:52 | 956 MW | 32 km |
| 26 Oct 23:31 | 320 MW | 32 km |
| 26 Oct 11:08 | 664 MW | 31 km |
| 26 Oct 09:28 | 1,370 MW | 49 km |
| 25 Oct 23:48 | 1,082 MW | 50 km |
| 25 Oct 23:48 | 767 MW | 47 km |
| 25 Oct 22:52 | 856 MW | 50 km |
| 25 Oct 22:08 | 612 MW | 53 km |
| 25 Oct 10:30 | 276 MW | 34 km |
| 25 Oct 00:05 | 1,056 MW | 32 km |
| 24 Oct 23:09 | 1,039 MW | 32 km |
| 24 Oct 22:25 | 746 MW | 32 km |
| 24 Oct 10:49 | 652 MW | 32 km |
| 23 Oct 23:31 | 1,239 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 22:46 | 963 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 21:48 | 861 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 11:08 | 441 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 11:08 | 494 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 11:08 | 1,159 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 10:24 | 949 MW | 31 km |
| 23 Oct 09:28 | 836 MW | 31 km |
| 22 Oct 23:03 | 460 MW | 31 km |
| 20 Oct 22:01 | 168 MW | 32 km |
| 19 Oct 23:58 | 987 MW | 31 km |
| 19 Oct 23:03 | 852 MW | 32 km |
| 19 Oct 22:20 | 837 MW | 32 km |
| 19 Oct 10:41 | 716 MW | 32 km |
| 19 Oct 10:41 | 1,395 MW | 32 km |
| 19 Oct 10:41 | 639 MW | 32 km |
and 13 earlier detections
This page covers the record dated 15 October 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:
Recorded by satellite 12 days ago.
A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.
It is the 151st strongest of the 208 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 14 October 2026. 31 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 28 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 316 MW, at nominal confidence, 33 km from Bayjī.
The 28 pixels cover about 3.9 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.
FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.
Urban PEI: 13,155 within a heuristic 35 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- September 20, 2026 · score 39 · 0.3 km
- October 3, 2026 · score 39 · 0.8 km
- March 12, 2026 · 1.2 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Event data
| Type | Persistent heat source |
| Severity | Low |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.74/1 |
| Coordinates | 34.8912, 43.8451 |
| Nearest city | Bayjī (33 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 13.2K within 35 km |
| Impact tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-15T09:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@43.845,34.891,9z |
| Licence | US public domain (NASA) · NASA FIRMS (LANCE) |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: firms. Occurrence: 2026-10-15T09:34:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-03-23T05:21:04.612Z. Material modification: 2026-10-27T13:01:12.569Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| Brightness | 345.5 |
| Frp | 315.56 |
| PixelCount | 28 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Safety information
Heat shows up at this spot regularly, which usually means an industrial plant or routine burning rather than a wildfire. Nothing on this page is an alert. In a real emergency, follow local authorities.
Review the area, threshold and delivery channel in your account.
In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
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