Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 39

Large Wildfire

30d agoAliağaTurkeySource: firms

34 fire pixels detected · FRP: 62 MW · ~4.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Aliağa (approximately 10 km away) in Turkey, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 206.5K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 34 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 46.416. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: population (70), intensity (40), historical (20). 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
Severityhigh
Severity Value46.416
Calamity Score39 / 100
Confidence58%
Coordinates38.7089, 26.9716
Nearest CityAliağa (10 km)
Population Exposed206.5K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-15T11:23:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness341.64
Frp62.07999999999999
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 39/100, near Aliağa (Turkey), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.