Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 57

Major Wildfire

4d agoCluain MealaIrelandSource: firms

60 fire pixels detected · FRP: 174 MW · ~8.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Cluain Meala (approximately 11 km away) in Ireland, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 34.7K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 174 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 77.351. The computed Calamity Score is 57 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: cascading (90), intensity (60), population (40). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Ireland 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.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value77.351
Calamity Score57 / 100
Confidence84%
Coordinates52.4259, -7.5779
Nearest CityCluain Meala (11 km)
Population Exposed34.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-24T06:49:29.435Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
40
population
90
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness352.32
Frp173.51000000000008
PixelCount60
Confidencenominal
Area Km28.4

Cascade Risks

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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 57/100, near Cluain Meala (Ireland), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.