Overall Green Forest fire alert in Australia from 13 May 2024 00:00 UTC to 27 May 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9314 ha) in Australia 13 May 2024

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1019767
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	13 May 2024 - 27 May 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9314 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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22 May 09:02 23 May 09:03 24 May 09:04 25 May 09:04 26 May 09:04 27 May 09:05 28 May 10:05

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6763	22 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
2	0.5	7182	23 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
3	0.5	7260	24 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
4	0.5	7910	25 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
5	0.5	8577	26 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
6	0.5	8913	27 May 2024 08:01	GWIS
7	0.5	9314	28 May 2024 09:04	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Australia , Territory of Northern Territory (population 161,294) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Cooinda	CDA	13	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3000	88 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Manton Dam	Manton	1942	109 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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