Persistent heat source near Meiderich, Germany
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 2 km from here.
The satellite has seen heat at this spot on 244 earlier days since 10 February 2024, in 12 of the twelve months of the year. Heat that is there in every season usually comes from industry (a steelworks, a refinery flare, a gas field) or from routine burning, not from a wildfire. NASA's data do not say which.
22 satellite detections of this fire · 18 – 28 June 2026
A satellite sees a burning fire on each of its passes. This page gathers every detection of this fire; the address of each one leads here.
| Day and time (UTC) | Radiative power | Distance from Meiderich |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 23:55 | 253 MW | 4 km |
| 28 Jun 14:02 | 197 MW | 4 km |
| 27 Jun 23:58 | 386 MW | 3 km |
| 27 Jun 14:17 | 314 MW | 3 km |
| 27 Jun 00:09 | 181 MW | 3 km |
| 26 Jun 12:56 | 299 MW | 4 km |
| 24 Jun 14:07 | 128 MW | 3 km |
| 24 Jun 13:34 | 208 MW | 3 km |
| 23 Jun 13:52 | 182 MW | 3 km |
| 23 Jun 04:45 | 141 MW | 3 km |
| 22 Jun 23:58 | 180 MW | 3 km |
| 22 Jun 14:06 | 158 MW | 4 km |
| 22 Jun 05:01 | 77 MW | 4 km |
| 21 Jun 12:32 | 140 MW | 4 km |
| 21 Jun 10:51 | 104 MW | 3 km |
| 20 Jun 12:51 | 273 MW | 4 km |
| 20 Jun 12:02 | 182 MW | 4 km |
| 20 Jun 12:02 | 213 MW | 4 km |
| 19 Jun 13:28 | 123 MW | 3 km |
| 18 Jun 20:00 | 101 MW | 3 km |
| 18 Jun 20:00 | 129 MW | 3 km |
| 18 Jun 15:25 | 125 MW | 3 km |
This page covers the record dated 27 June 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:
Recorded by satellite 130 days ago.
A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.
It is the 50th strongest of the 224 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 February 2024. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 21 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 75 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 314 MW, at nominal confidence, 3 km from Meiderich.
The 75 pixels cover about 10.5 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.
FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.
Urban PEI: 3,471,960 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 10 February 2024
- July 1, 2026 · score 57 · 0.4 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 48 · 0.4 km
- October 26, 2026 · 0.5 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 57 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Archived as “Critical” under the rule in force until 4 October 2026, which read the radiative power and the people nearby. A satellite sees heat, not an emergency: since then every detection is shown as low or medium; this one as “Medium”.
Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Event data
| Type | Persistent heat source |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 57 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.74/1 |
| Coordinates | 51.4634, 6.7269 |
| Nearest city | Meiderich (3 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 3.5M within 50 km |
| Impact tier | catastrophic |
| Date | 2026-06-27, time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@6.727,51.463,9z |
| Licence | US public domain (NASA) · NASA FIRMS (LANCE) |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: firms. Occurrence: 2026-06-27, time not reported by the source.
First archived: 2026-06-27T14:18:01.594Z. Material modification: 2026-06-28T23:56:14.002Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| Brightness | 352.33 |
| Frp | 314.28 |
| PixelCount | 75 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Safety information
Heat shows up at this spot regularly, which usually means an industrial plant or routine burning rather than a wildfire. Nothing on this page is an alert. In a real emergency, follow local authorities.
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In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
No news is listed: GDELT was not available when this page was rendered.
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