Forest Fire (5002 ha) in Mexico 12 May 2022

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1006190
Countries: Mexico
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 May 2022 - 19 May 2022
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 1 in the burned area
Burned area: 5002 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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New Mexico’s largest wildfire was found in a forest fire2022-05-28T19:37+0200.

The largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history has been found in a planned fire set by the US Forest Service. The agency said Friday that one of the two fires, the Calf Canyon Fire, had been burning since January with a pile of burn holdover
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As the weather changes, fires in New Mexico are near 50%...2022-05-27T19:58+0200.

New Mexico fire officials say 50% of the largest active forest fires in the U.S. have been contained. The U.S. Forest Service has warned that severe fires will return on Friday and continue for the rest of the week. Rain, mountain snows s
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‘Unthinkable’ Firefighting cows could be new weapon against fires rava ... 2022-05-25T18:48+0200.

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Siccità negli Stati Uniti: il 30% del Texas in condizioni di siccità e ... 2022-05-24T13:53+0200.

Una pesante siccità sta attanagliando il sud-ovest degli Stati Uniti dove la situazione è davvero complicata. Il Texas ha un disperato bisogno di soccorso: quasi il 30% dello stato si trova in condizioni di siccità eccezionale , vale a dire
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),