Forest Fire (7632 ha) in Bolivia 14 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 1017344
Countries: Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 Sep 2023 - 19 Sep 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7632 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 11 | XAbout casualties: 0 | Last hour: 1

Migraciones climáticas: los que menos contaminan, lo pagan más caro2023-09-27T08:41+0200.

Las personas que deben abandonar sus territorios a causa de las condiciones climáticas extremas son cada vez más. El cumplimiento del objetivo marcado en el Acuerdo de París de reducir casi a la mitad las emisiones de gases de efecto invern
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Record-Breaking Heatwave Sweeps South America: The Impact of Climate C ... 2023-09-26T02:00+0200.

2023-09-25 20:52:00. (CNN) — This weekend may have marked the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere, but in several South American countries it felt like the peak of summer, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Peru, Bol
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Pobladores reciben agua hasta en ollas y animales mueren a causa de la ... 2023-09-22T10:16+0200.

La Florida, Villa España, Nuevo Amanecer, Entre Ríos y Qhepu Mayu son algunos de los barrios más afectados por el racionamiento de agua en Potosí. En esos lugares, los vecinos reciben agua hasta en ollas porque la distribución es por carros
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Amazon Countries Lose 1 Million Ha of Water Surface in 10 Years2023-09-21T23:30+0200.

This situation has resulted in a generalized retraction trend in water surface area, which contributes to the proliferation of forest fires and the consequent increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Both biodiversity and communities in the re
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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),