Forest Fire (18856 ha) in Canada 08 Sep 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 1017241
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 08 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 12
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 18856 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Articles: 222 | XAbout casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Canadian North Resources Inc. Reports Initial Assay Results from the S ... 2023-09-26T13:07+0200.

Article content. These initial results significantly extend the East and West zones within the main mineralized horizon in three separate directions of the Ferguson Lake Project, as summarized below and Figure 1: Sulphide mineralized inters
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En Canadá utilizarán tecnologías espaciales para combatir incendios fo ... 2023-09-26T10:21+0200.

El servicio de incendios forestales de la provincia de Columbia Británica, BC Wildfire, decidió recurrir a la inteligencia artificial, 5G y tecnologías de comunicaciones por satélite para detectar y prevenir incendios forestales en esa prov
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The Threat of Wildfires Is Rising. So Are New Artificial Intelligence ... 2023-09-25T20:44+0200.

With wildfires becoming larger and more intense as the world warms, firefighters, utilities and governments are scrambling to get ahead of the flames by tapping into the latest AI technology — which has stirred both fear and excitement for
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Bomberos de Australia se preparan para la peor temporada de incendios ... 2023-09-25T19:35+0200.

Bomberos voluntarios calcinan la maleza en un bosque de Australia para reducir el material potencialmente combustible en previsión de la peor temporada de incendios desde los devastadores fuegos del "Verano Negro" de 2019-2020. Ha sido un a
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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),