Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 72

Major Wildfire

18h agoMégaraGreeceSource: firms

742 fire pixels detected · FRP: 14862 MW · ~103.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Mégara (approximately 13 km away) in Greece, a Mediterranean country where heatwaves and limited rainfall during summer months drive wildfire risk. An estimated 710.7K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 14862 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 72 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), population (85), historical (80). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Greece 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 Value100
Calamity Score72 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates38.1020, 23.2959
Nearest CityMégara (13 km)
Population Exposed710.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-08-03T10:41:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp14862.359999999982
PixelCount742
Confidencehigh
Area Km2103.88000000000001

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 72/100, near Mégara (Greece), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.