Forest Fire (13696 ha) in Brazil 31 Jul 2024

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1020764
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 31 Jul 2024 - 11 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 11
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 13696 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Record Number Of Forest Fires In Brazil Amazon 8/14/2024 11:46:00 PM.

- The Peninsula) AFP. Manaus, Brazil: The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday. The number was 111 percent highe
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Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon 8/14/2024 9:10:00 PM.

Manaus, Brazil: The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday. The number was 111 percent higher than in the same per
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Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon 8/14/2024 9:03:00 PM.

Manaus, Brazil: The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday. The number was 111 percent higher than in the same per
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Record number of forest fires in Brazil Amazon 8/14/2024 8:55:00 PM.

Manaus, Brazil, Aug 14 (AFP) Aug 14, 2024 The Brazilian Amazon has recorded more than 37,000 forest fires so far this year, the worst number in nearly two decades, according to satellite data released Wednesday. The number was 111 percent h
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),