---
source: "NASA FIRMS (VIIRS thermal anomalies, clustered into escalation signals)"
source_key: "thermal-escalations"
endpoint: "/api/thermal/v1/list-thermal-escalations"
retrieved: "2026-07-01T07:47:54Z"
license: "US-Gov-public-domain"
attribution: "Data: NASA FIRMS via WorldMonitor (api.worldmonitor.app)"
---

# NASA FIRMS (VIIRS thermal anomalies, clustered into escalation signals)

> L1 source pull — `thermal-escalations` from `/api/thermal/v1/list-thermal-escalations` at 2026-07-01T07:47:54Z. Verbatim transform; never edit by hand.

| field | value |
| --- | --- |
| fetchedAt | 2026-07-01T06:02:51.463Z |
| observationWindowHours | 24 |
| sourceVersion | thermal-escalation-v1 |
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| summary | {"clusterCount": 12, "conflictAdjacentCount": 11, "elevatedCount": 3, "highRelevanceCount": 2, "persistentCount": 0, "spikeCount": 2} |
