Forest Fire (51420 ha) in United States 23 Jun 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 1029032
Countries: United States
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Jun 2026 - 05 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 12
People affected: 3 in the burned area
Burned area: 51420 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Fact File: Does banning glyphosate prevent wildfires? Here''s what we .. 7/4/2026 4:34:00 AM.

A social media post shared a screenshot of a satellite map that shows Quebec experiencing fewer wildfires than the rest of Canada, and suggested it was because the province banned the use of glyphosate-based weed killers in 2001. Experts wh
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New Evidence Challenges Theories of Tree Drought Adaptation 7/2/2026 10:27:00 PM.

Researchers have identified that giant trees, such as redwoods, utilize hydraulic redistribution and specialized xylem architecture to survive prolonged drought. By sampling tissue at extreme heights, scientists found that these trees maint
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Severe California forest fires burn 30 times more acreage than in 1980.. 6/26/2026 10:18:00 AM.

Forest fires across California have become significantly more destructive over the past four decades, with new research showing that high-severity blazes now dominate many forest landscapes. Scientists from UCLA found that while the total a
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Forest-killing wildfires now dominate California''s landscape 6/23/2026 3:14:00 PM.

Forest wildfires in California have always been part of the landscape. For most of recorded history, they burned at low or moderate severity, clearing undergrowth, cycling nutrients, and leaving trees alive. That kind of fire was natural an
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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),