Forest Fire (10838 ha) in Brazil 22 Jun 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 1019902
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Jun 2024 - 28 Jun 2024
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10838 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Unprecedented Blaze: Over 13,000 Wildfires Hit Brazil’s Amazon in Six ... 2024-07-02T15:27+0200.

The worst flames of the past 20 years are sweeping through the Brazilian Amazon, a troubling environmental development. Satellite data shows that 13,489 fires have burned through June 2024-far more than reported during the prior year-highli
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Incendios en Amazonía brasileña baten récord para un primer semestre e ... 2024-07-02T10:20+0200.

Río de Janeiro, Brasil/ Brasil registró 13.489 focos de incendios en la Amazonía en el primer semestre, la peor cifra en dos décadas y un incremento de 61% con respecto al año pasado, según datos satelitales disponibles el lunes. Desde que
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Brazil's Pantanal wetlands seeing record number of forest fires2024-07-02T06:32+0200.

Posted 2024-07-02, The Brunswick News RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The Pantanal, one of the largest inland wetlands in the world, is experiencing the highest number of forest fires in the first half of the year since records began. There were 3
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The health impacts of escalating megafires are everyone’s problem2024-07-01T19:31+0200.

When the Parker Lake wildfire erupted near Fort Nelson in British Columbia province on May 10, it marked the start of what many fear could be yet another devastating Canadian fire season. With an ongoing multiyear drought, forests across we
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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),