Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 03 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 22 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9423 ha) in Brazil 03 Aug 2022

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1008119
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	03 Aug 2022 - 22 Aug 2022
Duration (days):	19
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9423 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	6259	09 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	6353	10 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	6564	11 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	6910	12 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	6910	13 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	7149	14 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	7163	15 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	8496	16 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
9	0.5	8698	17 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
10	0.5	8830	18 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
11	0.5	9036	19 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
12	0.5	9045	20 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
13	0.5	9257	21 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
14	0.5	9309	22 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS
15	0.5	9423	23 Aug 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Para (population 5,343,148) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	1200 people
5 km	1100 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	5901 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Para	Brazil	5.3 million people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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