Forest Fire (16775 ha) in China 06 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 1009739
Countries: China
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Nov 2022 - 16 Nov 2022
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 7506 in the burned area
Burned area: 16775 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, Pages 5965: Spatiotemporal Assessment of Fore ... 2022-11-25T10:02+0100.

Frequent forest fires cause air pollution, threaten biodiversity and spoil forest ecosystems. Forest fire vulnerability assessment is a potential way to improve the ability of forests to resist climate disasters and help formulate appropria
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Forests, Vol. 13, Pages 1988: Economic Loss Assessment and Spatial–Tem ... 2022-11-24T15:42+0100.

Forest fires are a type of disaster with both human and natural factors; they differ from other forest disasters, in that they can cause significant damage not only to the ecological environments but also to the economy and society in many
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Turning the tide on water wastage2022-11-18T03:38+0100.

Extreme weather events. Heat waves and droughts lead to water shortages and forest fires, while heavy rainfall can bring about flooding and mighty storms. Both weather extremes have devastating economic, social and even psychological impact
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Forests, Vol. 13, Pages 1939: A Comparative Study on the Drivers of Fo ... 2022-11-17T13:48+0100.

The occurrence and spread of forest fires are the result of the interaction of many factors. In cross-border areas, different fire management systems may lead to different forest fire driving factors. A comparative analysis of the forest fi
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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),