Forest Fire (8880 ha) in Mexico 29 May 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1014623
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 29 May 2023 - 08 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 8880 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Fire fighters from the environmental protection organisation, Working On Fire, sing and dance during a training session at the Kishugu Training Centre in Mbombela, South Africa on June 13, 2023. The fire fighters are part of 200 firefighter
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Wildfire Seasons Longer, More Intense In West US In The Past 50 Years, ... 2023-06-15T09:16+0200.

Wildfire weather days in the United States, especially in the West region, have become longer and more intense in the past 50 years, a new analysis showed. The research comes as parts of the U.S. northeast suffered from poor air quality in
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Under a scorching sun, 200 South African firefighters wrapped up a las ... 2023-06-14T16:23+0200.

After completing their last round of training, this second batch of South African firefighters are headed to Canada to battle wildfires. Under a scorching sun, 200 South African firefighters wrapped up a last round of training on Tuesday (J
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),