Overall Green Forest fire alert in Myanmar from 17 Jan 2023 00:00 UTC to 05 Feb 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (15118 ha) in Myanmar 17 Jan 2023

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Fires break out in Yangon’s six townships within one day

2023-02-08T22:51+0100gnlm (en)

According to the fire brigade headquarters, six fires broke out in six townships in Yangon Region within one day. Fires broke out in six townships between 10:00 am and 7:30 pm on 8 February. The fires occurred at Samsung Showroom on Theinbyu Road, Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Yangon Region at 10:29....

3,500+ hot spots detected by satellite on Sunday, raising pollution concerns

2023-01-23T21:17+0100thaipbs (en)

More than 3,500 hot spots were detected in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar , Laos and Malaysia on Sunday, by the Suomi NPP satellite, raising serious concerns over forest fires, cross-border pollution and PM 2.5 dust during the dry season. According to Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology....

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