Forest Fire (5829 ha) in Brazil 23 Sep 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 1022432
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 23 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 15 in the burned area
Burned area: 5829 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Latest media headlines

Fires Taking Amazon Closer To ''Point Of No Return'': Expert 10/1/2024 10:57:00 PM.

Today, he warns that the world''s biggest jungle, which is being ravaged by the worst drought-fuelled wildfires in decades, is in existential danger. The world risks "losing the Amazon," he told AFP in an interview. A record wave of wildfir
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Fires taking Amazon closer to ''point of no return'': expert 10/1/2024 10:08:00 PM.

São José dos Campos, Brazil, Oct 1 (AFP) Oct 01, 2024 A year ago, Carlos Nobre, one of Brazil''s top climate scientists, was a rare voice of optimism about the future of the planet. The 73-year-old, one of the top experts on the Amazon rain
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Catastrofi Il Brasile sta vivendo la peggiore siccità in 50 anni, colp.. 10/1/2024 9:34:00 AM.

Circa il 58% del territorio brasiliano sta affrontando gli effetti di quella che è considerata la peggiore siccità avvenuta nel Paese negli ultimi 50 anni: lo ha affermato la ministra dell''Ambiente, Marina Silva, in un dibattito che ha pre
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''La peggiore siccità in 50 anni ha colpito il 58% del Brasile'' 10/1/2024 8:48:00 AM.

Circa il 58% del territorio brasiliano sta affrontando gli effetti di quella che è considerata la peggiore siccità avvenuta nel Paese negli ultimi 50 anni: lo ha affermato la ministra dell''Ambiente, Marina Silva, in un dibattito che ha pre
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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),