Forest Fire (11522 ha) in Laos 29 Mar 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019545
Countries: Laos
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 Mar 2024 - 09 Apr 2024
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 1573 in the burned area
Burned area: 11522 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Laos warns of air pollution at alarming level (KPL/VNA) Fine dust conc ... 2024-04-10T04:57+0200.

(KPL/VNA) Fine dust concentration in many provinces and cities of Laos is reported on April 9 to be harmful to human health. The Lao Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Research said that northern provinces are reporting high con
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Nel 2023 distrutti 3,7 milioni ettari di foresta in tutto il mondo2024-04-04T15:59+0200.

La deforestazione ha subito un significativo calo nel 2023 in Brasile e in Colombia, diminuendo fino a quasi i 40%, grazie all’azione dei rispettivi governi. Tuttavia, questo calo è stato compensato da un aumento della distruzione degli alb
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Nel 2023 distrutti 3,7 milioni ettari di foresta in tutto il mondo2024-04-04T13:26+0200.

La deforestazione nel 2023 è calata vistosamente in Brasile e in Colombia, fino a quasi il 40%, grazie all'azione dei rispettivi governi, anche se il calo è stato compensato da un incremento della distruzione di alberi in vari altri Paesi,
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),