Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 48

Large Wildfire

2d agoSanlúcar de BarramedaSpainSource: firms

34 fire pixels detected · FRP: 409 MW · ~4.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Sanlúcar de Barrameda (approximately 9 km away) in Spain, a Mediterranean region where persistent drought and pine forests create recurring wildfire conditions. An estimated 112.7K people live within 35 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 409 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 80. The computed Calamity Score is 48 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (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

Spain 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 Value80
Calamity Score48 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates36.8574, -6.3938
Nearest CitySanlúcar de Barrameda (9 km)
Population Exposed112.7K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-05-27T15:36:59.144Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness353.7
Frp408.6200000000002
PixelCount34
Confidencenominal
Area Km24.760000000000001

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 48/100, near Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Spain), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.