Forest Fire (5207 ha) in Brazil 16 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 1021531
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Aug 2024 - 20 Aug 2024
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5207 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Amazon Forest fires continue to degrade Brazil’s environmental bona fi.. 8/23/2024 6:24:00 AM.

Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil on August 20, 2024. . Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick
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Brazil ‘struggles to breathe’ as Amazon burns 8/22/2024 9:57:00 PM.

PORTO VELHO, Brazil: Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city. “We are struggling to breathe,” said 30-year-old teacher Tayane Moraes,
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Rio de Janeiro climbers clean site of Christ the Redeemer statue 8/22/2024 8:06:00 PM.

22 August 2024, 21:04 APTOPIX Brazil Trash Collector Climbers. Picture: PA The cleaners are certified mountain climbers who collect garbage and flammable materials that increase the risk of forest fires. A Brazilian cleaning crew has been
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Brazilians struggling to breathe as Amazon burns 8/22/2024 2:03:00 PM.

BRAZIL, Aug 21 — Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city. “We are struggling to breathe,” said 30-year-old teacher Tayane Moraes, one
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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),