Forest Fire (20421 ha) in Brazil 15 Sep 2021

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1002444
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Sep 2021 - 25 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 10
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 20421 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Brazil’s Amazon records least September fires in 20 years2021-10-04T00:49+0200.

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon during September dropped to the lowest for the month in two decades, according to data from the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research. September is historically Brazil's worst month for fores
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Indigenous leader to France's Macron: Save the Amazon2021-10-02T19:46+0200.

FILE- In this Dec.4, 2020 file photo, Ninawa Inu Huni kui protests against auctions for the exploration of oil fields in the Amazons outside an hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A Brazilian Indigenous leader is appealing to France's presiden
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Indigenous leader to France's Macron: Save the Amazon2021-10-02T19:45+0200.

France Brazil Amazon Ninawa Inu Huni kui stands in front of the Elysee Palace after he delivered a letter to the office of French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. A Brazilian Indigenous leader is appealing to Fra
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Indigenous leader to France's Macron: Save the Amazon2021-10-02T19:14+0200.

France Brazil Amazon Ninawa Inu Huni kui stands in front of the Elysee Palace after he delivered a letter to the office of French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. A Brazilian Indigenous leader is appealing to Fra
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),