Forest Fire (7508 ha) in Australia 06 Aug 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 1020971
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Aug 2024 - 11 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7508 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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How fire is reshaping the Mediterranean 12 mins ago Future 8/13/2024 5:03:00 PM.

"Mediterranean ecosystems are designed to burn," says Jenny Williams, a senior spatial analyst at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, UK. Williams uses remote sensing – such drone or satellite imagery – to map changes in vegetation fo
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Just now How fire is reshaping the Mediterranean How is the Mediterran.. 8/13/2024 4:19:00 PM.

"Mediterranean ecosystems are designed to burn," says Jenny Williams, a senior spatial analyst at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, UK. Williams uses remote sensing – such drone or satellite imagery – to map changes in vegetation fo
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Shoebox-sized saviors: New AI CubeSats could detect forest fires 500 t.. 8/12/2024 7:47:00 AM.

Scientists in Australia hope to harness space technology and artificial intelligence to improve forest fire detection times dramatically. It’s incredibly important work, given that forest fires are on the rise—today, they are believed to bu
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Leer: Joëlle Zask: “Nos resulta difícil pensar que el fuego pueda limi.. 8/12/2024 4:32:00 AM.

Los incendios de una magnitud nunca antes vista, también llamandos megaincendios, se están extendiendo peligrosamente por todo el planeta. Estos fenómenos se han convertido en el símbolo dantesco de un mundo natural que se encuentra más ame
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