---
source: "NASA FIRMS (VIIRS thermal anomalies, clustered into escalation signals)"
source_key: "thermal-escalations"
endpoint: "/api/thermal/v1/list-thermal-escalations"
retrieved: "2026-07-31T09:14:06Z"
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 2026-07-31T09:14:06Z. Verbatim transform; never edit by hand.

| field | value |
| --- | --- |
| fetchedAt | 2026-07-31T09:00:19.255Z |
| observationWindowHours | 24 |
| sourceVersion | thermal-escalation-v1 |
| clusters | [{"avgBrightness": 310.3, "baselineExpectedCount": 1.1, "baselineExpectedFrp": 0.9, "centroid": {"latitude": 31.4364, "longitude": 39.1312}, "confidence": "THERMAL_CONFIDENCE_LOW", "context": "THERMAL_CONTEXT_WILDLAND", "countDelta": 0.9, "countryCode": "SA", "countryName": "Saudi Arabia", "firstDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "frpDelta": 1, "id": "sa:31-5-39-0:2026073109", "lastDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "maxBrightness": 314.1, "maxFrp": 1, "narrativeFlags": ["night_activity"], "nearbyAssets": [], "nightDetectionShare": 1, "observationCount": 2, "persistenceHours": 9, "regionLabel": "Saudi Arabia", "status": "THERMAL_STATUS_ELEVATED", "strategicRelevance": "THERMAL_RELEVANCE_LOW", "totalFrp": 1.9, "uniqueSourceCount": 1, "zScore": 2.47}, {"avgBrightness": 329, "baselineExpectedCount": 4.7, "baselineExpectedFrp": 29.5, "centroid": {"latitude": 31.356, "longitude": 45.9661}, "confidence": "THERMAL_CONFIDENCE_LOW", "context": "THERMAL_CONTEXT_CONFLICT_ADJACENT", "countDelta": -2.7, "countryCode": "IR", "countryName": "Iran", "firstDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "frpDelta": -19.9, "id": "ir:31-5-46-0:2026073109", "lastDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "maxBrightness": 330.9, "maxFrp": 5, "narrativeFlags": ["conflict_adjacent", "night_activity"], "nearbyAssets": [], "nightDetectionShare": 1, "observationCount": 2, "persistenceHours": 9, "regionLabel": "Iran", "status": "THERMAL_STATUS_NORMAL", "strategicRelevance": "THERMAL_RELEVANCE_LOW", "totalFrp": 9.6, "uniqueSourceCount": 1, "zScore": -1.78}, {"avgBrightness": 317.3, "baselineExpectedCount": 3.2, "baselineExpectedFrp": 21.3, "centroid": {"latitude": 32.8896, "longitude": 35.0918}, "confidence": "THERMAL_CONFIDENCE_LOW", "context": "THERMAL_CONTEXT_CONFLICT_ADJACENT", "countDelta": -1.1, "countryCode": "IL", "countryName": "Israel / Gaza", "firstDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "frpDelta": -15.2, "id": "il:33-0-35-0:2026073109", "lastDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "maxBrightness": 317.6, "maxFrp": 3.2, "narrativeFlags": ["conflict_adjacent", "night_activity"], "nearbyAssets": [], "nightDetectionShare": 1, "observationCount": 2, "persistenceHours": 9, "regionLabel": "Israel/Gaza", "status": "THERMAL_STATUS_NORMAL", "strategicRelevance": "THERMAL_RELEVANCE_LOW", "totalFrp": 6.1, "uniqueSourceCount": 1, "zScore": -0.5}, {"avgBrightness": 309.7, "baselineExpectedCount": 3.9, "baselineExpectedFrp": 6.1, "centroid": {"latitude": 31.8187, "longitude": 36.2142}, "confidence": "THERMAL_CONFIDENCE_LOW", "context": "THERMAL_CONTEXT_WILDLAND", "countDelta": -1.9, "countryCode": "SA", "countryName": "Saudi Arabia", "firstDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "frpDelta": -4.3, "id": "sa:32-0-36-0:2026073109", "lastDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "maxBrightness": 320.6, "maxFrp": 0.9, "narrativeFlags": ["night_activity"], "nearbyAssets": [], "nightDetectionShare": 1, "observationCount": 2, "persistenceHours": 9, "regionLabel": "Saudi Arabia", "status": "THERMAL_STATUS_NORMAL", "strategicRelevance": "THERMAL_RELEVANCE_LOW", "totalFrp": 1.8, "uniqueSourceCount": 1, "zScore": -0.85}, {"avgBrightness": 306.2, "baselineExpectedCount": 3.9, "baselineExpectedFrp": 6.1, "centroid": {"latitude": 32.2149, "longitude": 36.2002}, "confidence": "THERMAL_CONFIDENCE_LOW", "context": "THERMAL_CONTEXT_CONFLICT_ADJACENT", "countDelta": -2.9, "countryCode": "SY", "countryName": "Syria", "firstDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "frpDelta": -4.5, "id": "sy:32-0-36-0:2026073109", "lastDetectedAt": "2026-07-31T00:01:00.000Z", "maxBrightness": 306.2, "maxFrp": 1.6, "narrativeFlags": ["conflict_adjacent", "night_activity"], "nearbyAssets": [], "nightDetectionShare": 1, "observationCount": 1, "persistenceHours": 9, "regionLabel": "Syria", "status": "THERMAL_STATUS_NORMAL", "strategicRelevance": "THERMAL_RELEVANCE_LOW", "totalFrp": 1.6, "uniqueSourceCount": 1, "zScore": -1.3}] |
| summary | {"clusterCount": 5, "conflictAdjacentCount": 3, "elevatedCount": 1, "highRelevanceCount": 0, "persistentCount": 0, "spikeCount": 0} |
| dataAvailable | true |
