Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 57

Major Wildfire

2h agoAleppoSyriaSource: firms

54 fire pixels detected · FRP: 352 MW · ~7.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Aleppo (approximately 24 km away) in Syria, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 1.2M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 352 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 89.196. The computed Calamity Score is 57 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), 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

Syria 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
Severitycritical
Severity Value89.196
Calamity Score57 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates36.0170, 37.0268
Nearest CityAleppo (24 km)
Population Exposed1.2M within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-07-05T15:04:30.591Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp351.96
PixelCount54
Confidencehigh
Area Km27.5600000000000005

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 57/100, near Aleppo (Syria), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.