Forest Fire (8671 ha) in Mexico 02 May 2021

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1000241
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 02 May 2021 - 08 May 2021
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 8671 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 80 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Climate change may be causing an early start to fire season in the Wes ... Mon, 17 May 2021 21:30:00 +0200.

milehightraveler/iStock. (NEW YORK) — A wildfire is currently blazing through the mountains of Southern California ahead of the area’s typical fire season. While authorities suspect the Pacific Palisades Fire may have been ignited by an ars
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Climate change may be causing an early start to fire season, experts s ... Mon, 17 May 2021 21:26:00 +0200.

A wildfire is currently blazing through the mountains of Southern California ahead of the area's typical fire season. While authorities suspect the Pacific Palisades Fire may have been ignited by an arsonist, the fire, which has currently s
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Summer Weather Forecast For North Jersey: See Daily PredictionsMon, 17 May 2021 14:47:00 +0200.

For a snapshot of what AccuWeather experts predict locally, Ridgewood, New Jersey may only see three 90 degree days throughout the summer. AccuWeather predicts 18 days of storms and rain, with 11 of them forecasted for June alone. Experts f
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Wildfires could hit your hometown. Here’s how to prepare. Your summer ... Mon, 17 May 2021 13:54:00 +0200.

to Australia —and even more parts of the world are becoming at risk directly and indirectly. Controlled, natural fires in nature are actually a perfectly natural phenomenon that has kept forests and wildlife healthy for centuries, but when
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),