Forest Fire (9619 ha) in Brazil 16 Nov 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 1022993
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 16 Nov 2024 - 25 Nov 2024
Duration (days): 9
People affected: 59 in the burned area
Burned area: 9619 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections .. 11/27/2024 2:56:00 PM.

The state and its leading farmers´ organizations are finding common cause with Brazil´s communist party and state lawmaker Edvaldo Magalhães. In a speech in August, he said the new environmental legislation, which also lowers penalties for
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Bolivia, le prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità provocano una frana in u.. 11/25/2024 9:37:00 AM.

Bolivia le prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità provocano una frana in un quartiere di La Paz. Una frana ha investito circa 40 case in un quartiere collinare della capitale Bolivia na La Paz, a causa delle prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità .
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Bolivia, le prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità provocano una frana in u.. 11/25/2024 9:33:00 AM.

Bolivia le prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità provocano una frana in un quartiere di La Paz. Una frana ha investito circa 40 case in un quartiere collinare della capitale Bolivia na La Paz, a causa delle prime piogge dopo mesi di siccità .
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What’s Fueling Brazil’s Worst Fire Season in a Decade? 11/24/2024 1:29:00 PM.

Scientists globally agree that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events – record-breaking heat waves on land and in the ocean, drenching rains, severe floods, years-long droughts, extreme wildfires,
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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),