Forest Fire (53780 ha) in Australia 23 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 1014453
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 May 2023 - 08 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 16
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 53780 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 41 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Hundreds of American firefighters arrive in Canada to help battle wild ... 2023-06-08T12:35+0200.

Hundreds of American firefighters have recently arrived in Canada to help battle wildfires — and more are on the way. In a tweet Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden about this “critical suppo
...(more)
AGRICULTURE WEATHER WATCH: Chances of El Nino in 2023 seen at 70%, may ... 2023-06-08T12:22+0200.

An El Nino event increases the tendency for wetter conditions in East Africa and East Asia and drier conditions, including drought, in West Africa, southern Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, northern areas of South America and Centr
...(more)
AGRICULTURE WEATHER WATCH: Chances of El Nino in 2023 seen at 70%, may ... 2023-06-08T12:18+0200.

An El Nino event increases the tendency for wetter conditions in East Africa and East Asia and drier conditions, including drought, in West Africa, southern Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, northern areas of South America and Centr
...(more)
Canada: Quebec wildfire smoke reaches major US cities2023-06-08T09:06+0200.

The French-speaking province has become the latest wildfire hotspot in the country. Smoke from the fires has travelled as far away as New York, significantly hindering visibility and prompting air quality alerts. Quebec has been plagued wit
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),