Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 44

Large Wildfire

35d agoDuisburgGermanySource: firms

28 fire pixels detected · FRP: 77 MW

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Duisburg (approximately 7 km away) in Germany, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 759.7K 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 28 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 43.36. The computed Calamity Score is 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (85), 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

Germany 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 Value43.36
Calamity Score44 / 100
Confidence85%
Coordinates51.4865, 6.7202
Nearest CityDuisburg (7 km)
Population Exposed759.7K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-09T07:00:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
40
intensity
20
historical
85
population

Technical Details

Frp76.80000000000001
Brightness341.41
Confidencenominal
PixelCount28

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 44/100, near Duisburg (Germany), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.