Forest Fire (5471 ha) in Chad 05 Oct 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1002687
Countries: Chad
Start Date - Last detection*: 05 Oct 2021 - 11 Oct 2021
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5471 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 4 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Estamos por quedarnos sin nombres para las tormentas, otra vez2021-09-28T21:36+0200.

"Aunque no esperamos tener tantas tormentas con nombre como las que tuvimos en 2020, ahora mismo estamos en 19 con la posibilidad de una o dos más para el final de la semana". Si esto sucede, nos terminaremos todos los nombres de la lista a
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Raging Debate Over Burned Trees Could Leave California Vulnerable to D ... 2021-09-23T08:21+0200.

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit uncovered a raging battle over how to prevent disastrous forest fires across California, pitting century old practices by the U.S. Forest Service against new data from last year’s Creek Fire. As accusatio
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Raging Debate Over Burned Trees Could Leave Residents Vulnerable to Di ... 2021-09-21T09:05+0200.

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit uncovered a raging battle over how to prevent disastrous forest fires across California, pitting century old practices by the U.S. Forest Service against new data from last year’s Creek Fire. As accusatio
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Efforts to replant trees can’t keep pace as forest fires blast through ... 2021-09-19T15:24+0200.

‘Nature’s got this covered’ But that’s exactly what some are advocating. On a sweltering summer afternoon, Chad Hanson walked among fire-killed ponderosa pine, white fir and incense cedar in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite Nati
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