Forest Fire (7271 ha) in Australia 27 Apr 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 1019644
Countries: Australia
Start Date - Last detection*: 27 Apr 2024 - 05 May 2024
Duration (days): 8
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 7271 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, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 24 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

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38,100 Hectares Of Tree Cover Lost To...2024-05-13T06:29+0200.

The devastating forest fires in Uttarakhand, captured by satellite images, have brought widespread attention to the extensive destruction they have caused. This attention comes alongside ongoing litigation around managing forest fires. In I
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El efecto mariposa de la destrucción mundial de los bosques (y cómo co ... 2024-05-12T03:45+0200.

, y la iniciativa World Forest Review , del World Resources Instituite (WRI), una institución científica sin fines de lucro, con sede en Washington y presencia global que enfoca su trabajo en nuestra relación con los bosques, los océanos, e
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Australia presented a plan to use gas as an energy source after 20502024-05-10T10:27+0200.

The government claims that dependence on gas will not prevent the country from fulfilling its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Resources Minister Madeleine King says gas “will continue to be an important sour
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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),