Forest Fire (57711 ha) in Australia 24 May 2023

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1014450
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 24 May 2023 - 08 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 15
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 57711 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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In the meantime, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on June 6 stepped up its probability forecast to "El Nino Alert" from "El Nino Watch", indicating higher chances of an El Nino forming in late-2023. El Nino 's probability is measured by
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FACTBOX: Mapping El Nino's impact on crop yields, global food trade in ... 2023-06-16T08:43+0200.

In the meantime, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on June 6 stepped up its probability forecast to "El Nino Alert" from "El Nino Watch", indicating higher chances of an El Nino forming in late-2023. El Nino 's probability is measured by
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South Africa sends hundreds of firefighters to Canada2023-06-16T08:31+0200.

Fire fighters from the environmental protection organisation, Working On Fire, sing and dance during a training session at the Kishugu Training Centre in Mbombela, South Africa on June 13, 2023. The fire fighters are part of 200 firefighter
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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),