Forest Fire (6531 ha) in Australia 15 Sep 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 1009339
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Sep 2022 - 19 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 4
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 6531 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 44 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

China’s extreme weather challenges scientists trying to study it2022-09-22T02:17+0200.

Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years. Researchers are now trying to understand the conditions that fuelled
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China’s extreme weather challenges scientists trying to study it2022-09-22T02:15+0200.

Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years. Researchers are now trying to understand the conditions that fuelled
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China’s extreme weather challenges scientists trying to study it A sev ... 2022-09-21T20:06+0200.

Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years. Researchers are now trying to understand the conditions that fuelled
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China’s extreme weather challenges scientists trying to study it2022-09-21T10:19+0200.

Many regions of China are just emerging from a record-breaking heatwave that lasted for two months, and which was followed by one of the worst droughts in nearly 40 years. Researchers are now trying to understand the conditions that fueled
...(more)

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