Calamity
mediumFireCalamity Score: 21

Moderate Wildfire

1d agoAliağaTurkeySource: firms

10 fire pixels detected · FRP: 18 MW · ~1.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Aliağa (approximately 6 km away) in Turkey, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 35.2K people live within 20 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 10 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 18.84. The computed Calamity Score is 21 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: population (40), intensity (20), historical (10). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Turkey 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
Severitymedium
Severity Value18.84
Calamity Score21 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates38.7468, 26.9422
Nearest CityAliağa (6 km)
Population Exposed35.2K within 20 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-26T23:14:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

20
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
10
historical

Technical Details

Brightness308.4
Frp17.68
PixelCount10
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.4000000000000001

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 21/100, near Aliağa (Turkey), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.