Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Minor Wildfire

16d agoBejaPortugalSource: firms

4 fire pixels detected · FRP: 445 MW · ~0.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Beja (approximately 25 km away) in Portugal, an area in the Mediterranean climate zone where hot, dry summers elevate wildfire risk significantly.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 445 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 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: 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

Portugal 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 Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates37.9212, -8.1244
Nearest CityBeja (25 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-13T13:21:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness345.45
Frp444.64
PixelCount4
Confidencelow
Area Km20.56

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 27/100, near Beja (Portugal), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.