Forest Fire (5039 ha) in Argentina 12 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 1014576
Countries: Argentina
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 May 2023 - 31 May 2023
Duration (days): 19
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5039 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Agriculture weather watch: chances of El Nino in 2023 seen at 70%, may ... 2023-06-09T15:49+0200.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has increased the probability of an El Nino forming in 2023 to 70% from 50% in the previous forecast and updated the outlook to an El Nino alert, the bureau said. “This is roughly three times the normal cha
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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
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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
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Pioneering study measures ravages of forest fires, identifying 230 Ind ... 2023-06-08T02:39+0200.

One day, in 2019, the Brazilian city of São Paulo went dark. Night hadn’t fallen; rather, particles from the fires in the Amazon rainforest had travelled to the heavily-populated city, turning everything gray. This episode, which raised man
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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),