Forest Fire (31653 ha) in Australia 09 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 1008221
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 09 Aug 2022 - 26 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 17
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 31653 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 74 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Nature: Forest fires in Australia may have increased the ozone hole2022-09-02T03:54+0200.

Australia's extensive bushfires in 2019 and 2020 likely expanded the ozone hole and global warming. The temperature in the stratosphere increased by 3 degrees in some places, according to a new research report in the science journal Nature.
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Efemérides del 1 de septiembre: ¿Qué pasó en el mundo un día como hoy?2022-09-01T05:10+0200.

OTRAS EFEMÉRIDES. 1513.- El español Vasco Núñez de Balboa emprende una nueva expedición desde Santa María de la Antigua (actual Colombia), a través del istmo de Panamá, rumbo al sur, que le llevó a descubrir, el 29 de septiembre, un nuevo m
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Come la Commissione europea si prepara alla stagione degli incendi bos ... 2022-08-31T21:02+0200.

Una flotta europea di 11 aerei e 6 elicotteri, oltre a una serie di orientamenti per spingere gli Stati membri a rafforzare le misure nazionale contro gli incendi. È la strategia con cui la Commissione europea intende scongiurare una delle
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Escuchar la zarza ardiente: Las resonancias bíblicas del lema del Tiem ... 2022-08-31T12:16+0200.

El mensaje del papa Francisco para la Jornada Mundial de Oración por el Cuidado de la Creación (1 de septiembre) esta vez recoge el lema “Escucha la voz de la creación” , propuesto para el Tiempo de la creación , que se extiende desde el 1
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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),