Forest Fire (5588 ha) in Venezuela 10 Mar 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019491
Countries: Venezuela
Start Date - Last detection*: 10 Mar 2024 - 17 Mar 2024
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 13 in the burned area
Burned area: 5588 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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La Amazonía en peligro: el llamado de tres ONG internacionales para ev ... 2024-03-25T21:44+0100.

La Amazonía en peligro , representa una amenaza para la selva tropical y la cuenca fluvial más grande del mundo que solo de bosque primario. De esta manera alcanzó los niveles de deforestación más altos en 15 años. Ante la Cumbre Presidenc
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Día Meteorológico Mundial 2024: reflexiones desde Venezuela2024-03-23T06:27+0100.

Afiche publicado por la OMM con motivo del Día Meteorológico Mundial 2024, en el que se representa el compromiso de legar a las generaciones futuras un medio ambiente sustentable, por medio de la aplicación de las ciencias meteorológicas y
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Alarm in Aragua State caused by the voracious forest fires in the Henr ... 2024-03-22T14:25+0100.

Photo: Courtesy. The forest fires in Aragua State in central Venezuela have intensified, with one of great magnitude being recorded on the night of March 20th in the Henri Pittier National Park the oldest in the country that surrounds Marac
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“Guardia de Ceniza” en alerta para detectar brotes de fuego en el Parq ... 2024-03-22T00:38+0100.

|| Luis Chunga || Fotos El Periodiquito / Cortesía. Autoridades nacionales supervisaron ayer las acciones que se llevan a cabo para controlar las llamas que arrasan con el reservorio natural. Continúa el fuerte impacto de los incendios fore
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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),