Forest Fire (16565 ha) in Canada 28 Aug 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 1021851
Countries: Canada
Start Date - Last detection*: 28 Aug 2024 - 02 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 16565 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Incendi boschivi e inquinamento atmosferico: così salute umana ed ecos.. 9/5/2024 11:46:00 PM.

In occasione del ‘Clean Air for Blue Skies Day’ l’Organizzazione Meteorologica Mondiale ha pubblicato il suo ‘Air Quality and Climate Bulletin’. In questa quarta edizione viene incluso un focus speciale sugli incendi boschivi, esaminando le
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Chart: Damage Caused by Global Forest Fires (2001-2023) 9/5/2024 10:42:00 PM.

While the number of hectares burned varies each year, we can see there has been a clear upward trend since 2001. For example, 2020, 2021, and 2023 were the fourth, third, and first worst years in the dataset for forest fires globally. 2023’
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Los cambios climáticos expandieron las condiciones para generar incend.. 9/5/2024 5:33:00 PM.

Los cambios climáticos incrementaron al menos tres veces las probabilidades de que se plasmasen las condiciones favorables al surgimiento de incendios forestales sin precedentes en Canadá y hasta 20 veces en la Amazonia Occidental entre mar
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Cambio climático: Gases de efecto invernadero, devastación ambiental y.. 9/5/2024 4:33:00 PM.

Un informe muestra que esos focos ígneos fueron al menos tres veces más probables en Canadá y 20 veces en la Amazonia. Los cambios climáticos incrementaron al menos tres veces las probabilidades de que se plasmasen las condiciones favorabl
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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),