Forest Fire (16734 ha) in United States 28 Nov 2022

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1010220
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Nov 2022 - 12 Dec 2022
Duration (days): 14
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 16734 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire 12/16/2022 4:38:00 AM.

According to Luis Felipe Gonzales Dueñas, technical administrator of the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor), the direction the wind takes could extinguish the fire. Gonzales noted that overnight winds could carry the flames into
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Timber demand could help save forests 12/15/2022 7:42:00 PM.

A recent study found that increasing global demand for timber products, as well as paying landowners to store carbon in their trees, could help to dramatically increase the amount of forestland around the world. Published in the journal
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19 tips to protect yourself from the effects of air pollution 12/15/2022 4:17:00 AM.

Year after year, millions of people are affected by allergic, respiratory and even heart problems, due to poor air quality. From a runny nose and bronchial cough to death. In addition to working to reduce gas and particle emissions, we must
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Forest fires destroy 13,000 hectares of land in Chile this spring-summ.. 12/13/2022 4:33:00 AM.

SANTIAGO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Up to 1,587 forest fires have razed more than 13,000 hectares of land in Chile this spring-summer season, Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela said Monday. While the fires were 9 percent fewer than those of
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),