Forest Fire (33797 ha) in Australia 01 May 2022

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1006053
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 01 May 2022 - 09 May 2022
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 33797 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 67 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

L’Onu avverte: moriremo tutti di sete, non solo i Paesi più poveri2022-05-18T15:01+0200.

L’umanità deve affrontare siccità sempre più gravi e dannose a causa del cambiamento climatico e del degrado del suolo, afferma un rapporto dell’Onu pubblicato mercoledì 11 maggio scorso. La ‘Terra’ in mano ad uomo – NnoPress.it Rapporto On
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'Disturbing, disastrous': TikTokers in Pakistan starting wildfires for ... 2022-05-18T03:51+0200.

A video of Pakistani actor and TikToker Humaira Asghar has drawn flak on social media as she was shot walking in a silver ball gown in front of a forest fire raging behind her. Terming the social media trend of posing in front of wild fire
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Anche le assicurazioni sono impreparate ai disastri climatici2022-05-17T12:35+0200.

Uno studio di Capgemini e Emsa scatta un’istantanea di come le compagnie assicurative si preparano a un mondo dove l’impatto degli eventi estremi è sempre più intenso e frequente. Scie di fumo causato da grandi incendi in Australia riprese
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Odio l’estate: arrivano gli incendi e l’ozono si riduce2022-05-14T16:09+0200.

Un nuovo studio del MIT ha stabilito per la prima volta una correlazione certa tra le particelle di fumo arrivate nella stratosfera durante gli incendi e la riduzione dell’ozono. Jennifer Chu. Gli incendi che sono divampati in oltre 43 mili
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),