Forest Fire (13818 ha) in Australia 11 Aug 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 1008216
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 11 Aug 2022 - 21 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13818 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 69 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Società globali leader del mercato dei prodotti chimici antincendio e ... 2022-08-29T13:27+0200.

Si prevede che le dimensioni del mercato globale dei prodotti chimici antincendio registreranno una prolifica traiettoria di crescita a causa del frequente verificarsi di incidenti legati agli incendi sul posto di lavoro negli ultimi dieci
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No longer the exception, extreme weather events becoming the norm2022-08-29T11:08+0200.

Deadly floods in Pakistan, record-breaking heat waves in China, famine-causing droughts in parts of Africa, and unusually hot temperatures in the U.S., Europe and Australia: The impact of human-induced climate change is being felt across th
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Asia Pacific No longer the exception, extreme weather events becoming ... 2022-08-29T10:52+0200.

Deadly floods in Pakistan, record-breaking heat waves in China, famine-causing droughts in parts of Africa, and unusually hot temperatures in the U.S., Europe and Australia: The impact of human-induced climate change is being felt across th
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Australia's 'black summer' heats up the stratosphere and enlarges the ... 2022-08-27T00:59+0200.

Share send in Telegram; share on Facebook; tweet; send to Viber; send to Whatsapp; send to Messenger. Scientists have found that the effects of Australian forest fires are similar to the most powerful volcanic eruptions. In 2019, researcher
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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),