Forest Fire (12181 ha) in Brazil 15 Aug 2022

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1008591
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Aug 2022 - 02 Sep 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 2 in the burned area
Burned area: 12181 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Over 30,000! Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits 12-year record in August2022-09-10T06:45+0200.

According to Agence France-Presse, official data released by Brazil on the 1st showed that 33,116 forest fires occurred in the Amazon rainforest in August, the highest number for the same month since 2010. On August 16, 2020 local time, fir
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Organizing the Brazilian Aerial Firefighting Industry to Fly in the Ri ... 2022-09-09T17:37+0200.

Unlike other countries, where aerial firefighting operates a little more autonomously in relation to agricultural aviation, Brazil’s industry is driven by it. During the last year, the Brazilian National Association of Agricultural Aviation
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Forest fires threaten Bolivia's nature reserves2022-09-08T06:09+0200.

More than a dozen forest fires have broken out in the lowlands of Bolivia, threatening at least four nature reserves, authorities said on Wednesday. Loading comments... 1m19s Bolsonaro appears for Brazil's Independence Day parade Reuters 20
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IBAMA introduces the Sling Dragon into Aerial Firefighting Strategy2022-09-07T01:17+0200.

Delta, BC, Canada – September 06, 2022 – IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) conducts a large and comprehensive annual Forest Firefighting Training program held in Brazil’s capital city of Brasilia at
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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),