Forest Fire (6242 ha) in Australia 01 Feb 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 1027334
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 Feb 2026 - 10 Feb 2026
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 69 in the burned area
Burned area: 6242 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Descubren pez desaparecido 2/13/2026 2:22:00 PM.

El calentamiento global es uno de los factores principales de que numerosas especies y animales estén en peligro de extinción, si no han desaparecido ya. Este mismo motivo es lo que está detrás del asombro de los científicos. Un pez hallado
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How KKL-JNF trades knowledge with the world 2/12/2026 12:22:00 PM.

Citing an example of KKL-JNF’s innovative efforts, Tal mentions the UN’s 2018 declaration regarding the importance of sustainable forest management. The State of the World’s Forests 2018 report highlighted the need to integrate forests into
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A gennaio ha fatto freddo? No, è stato il quinto più caldo della stori.. 2/11/2026 6:37:00 PM.

sopra la media. È quanto rilevano i nuovi dati diffusi dal Servizio di monitoraggio del cambiamento climatico Copernicus della Commissione europea, sottolineando come alcune giornate con temperature più basse non siano sufficienti a modific
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Gennaio 2026 è stato il quinto più caldo di sempre 2/11/2026 5:14:00 PM.

Secondo il servizio Copernicus, la temperatura è stata di 1,47 °C superiore a quelle preindustriali. Mentre nell’emisfero settentrionale sono arrivate forti ondate di freddo, in quello meridionale si sono registrati incendi da caldo record
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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),