Forest Fire (10166 ha) in Australia 04 Aug 2026

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1030204
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 04 Aug 2026 - 12 Aug 2026
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 10166 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Indonesia’s forest fires surge as El Nino raises drought risks 8/12/2026 5:31:00 AM.

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Dopo il caldo record dell’estate, El Ninho ci prepara un 2027 estremo 8/11/2026 9:37:00 AM.

Roma, 11 ago. (askanews) – L’Europa occidentale ha appena attraversato il giugno-luglio più caldo mai registrato e, mentre il continente fa i conti con siccità, incendi e terreni sempre più asciutti, nel Pacifico tropicale si sta sviluppand
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Dopo il caldo record dell’estate, El Ninho ci prepara un 2027 estremo 8/11/2026 9:19:00 AM.

Roma, 11 ago. (askanews) – L’Europa occidentale ha appena attraversato il giugno-luglio più caldo mai registrato e, mentre il continente fa i conti con siccità, incendi e terreni sempre più asciutti, nel Pacifico tropicale si sta sviluppand
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Wildfire in Indonesian national park grows 8/11/2026 5:00:00 AM.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters on Sunday to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season. The largest
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),