Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 25 Jul 2024 00:00 UTC to 07 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (7922 ha) in Brazil 25 Jul 2024

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1020730
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jul 2024 - 08 Aug 2024
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	7922 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	5309	05 Aug 2024 22:01	GWIS
2	0.5	5434	06 Aug 2024 02:02	GWIS
3	0.5	5591	06 Aug 2024 10:01	GWIS
4	0.5	5674	06 Aug 2024 22:01	GWIS
5	0.5	5689	07 Aug 2024 06:02	GWIS
6	0.5	5754	07 Aug 2024 10:01	GWIS
7	0.5	7922	07 Aug 2024 22:01	GWIS
8	0.5	8070	08 Aug 2024 06:01	GWIS
9	0.5	8356	08 Aug 2024 10:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Amazonas (population 2,195,036) .

Radius	Population
10 km	1300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Amazonas	Brazil	2.2 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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More information

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