Overall Green Forest fire alert in Australia from 09 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC to 16 Aug 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (31255 ha) in Australia 09 Aug 2023

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 1016243
Countries:	Australia
Start Date - Last detection*:	09 Aug 2023 - 16 Aug 2023
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	83 in the burned area
Burned area:	31255 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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10 Aug 11:45 11 Aug 16:01 12 Aug 11:31 13 Aug 11:46 14 Aug 12:02 15 Aug 12:05 16 Aug 12:05 16 Aug 22:04 17 Aug 12:24

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	6278	10 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6	10433	11 Aug 2023 10:59	GWIS
3	0.5	15	16298	12 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
4	0.5	54	23367	13 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
5	0.5	81	27286	14 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
6	0.5	83	30029	15 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
7	0.5	83	30975	16 Aug 2023 08:00	GWIS
8	0.5	83	31257	16 Aug 2023 16:30	GWIS
9	0.5	83	31255	17 Aug 2023 08:00	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) . The nearest places are and Alice Springs.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	28000 people
5 km	16000 people
2 km	3500 people
1 km	2800 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	532 m2	GHSL
Protected Area	284 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Northern Territory	Australia	160000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Alice Springs	Northern Territory	Australia	Major city	26000 people	16 km

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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
Alice Springs	ASP	545	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	26 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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