Overall Green Forest fire alert in Brazil from 21 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC to 06 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1008872
Countries:	Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*:	21 Aug 2022 - 08 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	18
People affected:	1 in the burned area
Burned area:	19392 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

GDACS Score

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02 Sep 04:06 03 Sep 04:08 04 Sep 05:10 05 Sep 05:11 06 Sep 05:11 07 Sep 05:12

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	1	7624	02 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	1	12326	03 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	1	14965	04 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
4	0.5	0	16824	05 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
5	0.5	0	17993	06 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
6	0.5	1	19392	07 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
7	0.5	3	19617	08 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
8	0.5	3	19672	09 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Brazil , State of Mato Grosso (population 2,123,576) . The nearest places are Guarantã do Norte, Matupá, Novo Mundo, Peixoto de Azevedo, Nova Guarita, Planalto da Serra, Terra Nova do Norte, and Carlinda.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	31000 people
5 km	27000 people
2 km	1700 people
1 km	1600 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Land Cover	area	Source
Settlement	152 m2	GHSL

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Mato Grosso	Brazil	2.1 million people
Para	Brazil	5.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Guarantã do Norte	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	21000 people	6 km
Matupá	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	9200 people	22 km
Novo Mundo	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	32 km
Peixoto de Azevedo	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	16000 people	42 km
Nova Guarita	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	74 km
Planalto da Serra	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	76 km
Terra Nova do Norte	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	7600 people	82 km
Carlinda	Mato Grosso	Brazil	City	-	101 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Matupa	MBK	unknown				0	43 km
Cachimbo		537	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	57 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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