Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 53

Large Wildfire

35d agoLinzAustriaSource: firms

30 fire pixels detected · FRP: 187 MW

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Linz (approximately 5 km away) in Austria, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 175.6K 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 187 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 67.498. The computed Calamity Score is 53 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (70), intensity (60). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Austria 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 Value67.498
Calamity Score53 / 100
Confidence85%
Coordinates48.2739, 14.3358
Nearest CityLinz (5 km)
Population Exposed175.6K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-09T08:00:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
60
intensity
80
historical
70
population

Technical Details

Frp187.49000000000004
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount30

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 53/100, near Linz (Austria), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.