Recorded by satellite 171 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 2nd strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 11 March 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 11 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 178 MW, at high confidence, 198 km from Adama.
The 11 pixels cover about 1.5 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.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- March 10, 2026 · score 27 · 4.3 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 40 · 6.1 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 27 · 10.3 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfire |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 7.1712, 40.4222 |
| Nearest City | Adama (198 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T22:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@40.422,7.171,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Frp | 178.39 |
| Brightness | 367 |
| Confidence | high |
| PixelCount | 11 |
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.
Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 32/100 (Ethiopia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.