Forest Fire (16471 ha) in Australia 26 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 1014462
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 26 May 2023 - 14 Jun 2023
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 16471 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 148 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

QPWS rangers join fight against Canadian wildfires2023-06-23T04:08+0200.

Five Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers are joining the ongoing battle against unprecedented wildfires in Alberta, Canada; The men will join other Australian responders who will fly to Canada tomorrow (26 June). For the first tim
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QPWS rangers join fight against Canadian wildfires2023-06-23T04:06+0200.

Five Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers are joining the ongoing battle against unprecedented wildfires in Alberta, Canada; The men will join other Australian responders who will fly to Canada tomorrow (26 June). For the first tim
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Will India lightning strike deaths rise as climate change worsens?2023-06-22T13:38+0200.

Thunderstorms and lightning have emerged as major weather hazards in recent years, killing about 2,500 people annually. June 22, 2023 05:00 pm | Updated 05:01 pm IST. Lightning is the biggest killer among “forces of nature” - which also in
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Lightning is nature’s latest strike on a heating planet2023-06-22T12:11+0200.

Residents of Gurwaith village in Indian Kashmir never used to fear thunderstorms, but in recent weeks, people have raced home or remained indoors at the sight of dark clouds overhead. Lightning killed four villagers on May 6 — two people he
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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),