Forest Fire (11156 ha) in Brazil 08 Oct 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 1002701
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Oct 2021 - 23 Oct 2021
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 11156 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 29 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Antarctica burned with forest fires when dinosaurs roamed Earth, says ... 2021-10-30T08:31+0200.

- BreezyScroll) When we think of Antarctica, we think of unending ice sheets and also cute-looking penguins. It’s difficult to imagine anything other. Antarctica is a barren wasteland with little vegetation and few animals. Can we even envi
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Extreme weather: the worrying consequences of climate change ahead of ... 2021-10-29T23:57+0200.

In August the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said July had been earth’s hottest month since records began 142 years ago. To pick the month of June as an example, this year the contiguous US and North America as a whole,
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Un murale creato con le ceneri delle foreste bruciate in Amazzonia: l’ ... 2021-10-29T10:25+0200.

Un viaggio di 10mila chilometri attraverso quattro biomi dello stato del Brasile , per raccogliere due quintali di cenere prodotta dagli alberi bruciati nella foresta amazzonica. Il fine non è solo quello di ristrutturare un edificio di San
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Antarctica's lush forests were hit by a massive fire that raged 75 mil ... 2021-10-27T17:27+0200.

Dinosaurs flee from a wildfire in Antarctica/Maurilio Oliveira. When dinosaurs roamed the Earth and Antarctica was covered in lush rainforest, wildfires raged across the southern continent. What Antarctica looked like tens of millions of ye
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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),