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Australian Forest Fire Burned 13,376 Hectares, GDACS Data Show

GDACS gave the fire a low potential humanitarian impact rating.

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Blackened forest stands across a fire-scarred landscape in rural Australia. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
Blackened forest stands across a fire-scarred landscape in rural Australia. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

A forest fire in Australia burned 13,376 hectares over one day, according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), which recorded no people affected within the area.

GDACS dates the event from Nov. 3 to Nov. 4, 2026. It marks Nov. 4 as the last detection of the fire’s thermal anomaly and lists the duration as one day.

GDACS listed zero people in the burn area as affected. It characterized the likely humanitarian consequences as potentially minor, considering the burn extent, exposed population and vulnerability.

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