Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 11 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC to 15 Sep 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (5201 ha) in Brazil 11 Sep 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 1022194
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	421 in the burned area
Burned area:	5201 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is envelopin.. 9/17/2024 12:59:00 AM.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It’s the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing More than 490 firefighters were try

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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is envelopin.. 9/17/2024 12:51:00 AM.

Smoke rises from fire in the environmentally protected area of Brasilia National Park during the dry season in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The head of the agency that manages protected areas, Mauro Pires, told the local press

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Amazzonia: nel 2024 è bruciata un’area grande quanto l’intera Svizzera 9/17/2024 12:16:00 AM.

Appare particolarmente drammatico il bilancio dei territori dell’Amazzonia andati in fumo nel corso di questo 2024: 53.000 incendi hanno devastato più di 4 milioni di ettari, un’area grande quanto l’intera Svizzera . Solo ad agosto, si sono

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Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is envelopin.. 9/16/2024 8:18:00 PM.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It''s the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing an historic drought. More than 90 fire

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