700,000 Hectares Burned in Fires in Europe This Year
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In the European Union, 700,000 hectares burned in 2026, and sixteen countries had above-average fires, said European Commission Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, announcing the body's new measures to combat forest fires.
Strasbourg (France), 15 Sep (EFE).- The European Parliament expressed this Tuesday the need to improve adaptation to extreme weather events, during a debate in which the institutional response to the fires, heat waves and droughts that have ravaged Europe this summer was taken stock. European Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib admitted that "the summer of 2026 has become very difficult for Europe" and underlined the management of fo…
After a summer of forest fires, drought and heat waves, the EU wants to better prepare for future disasters.
EP debates prevention and preparedness after heatwaves, fires and droughts Almost 700,000 hectares have already burned in the European Union in 2026, while 16 member states recorded burned areas above their national average, the European Commission's Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja […] “We must act before disaster” – The Commission's message
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib announced that approximately 700,000 hectares of land have been burned in forest fires in member states this year, with 16 countries exceeding national averages in burned areas. While climate-related agricultural losses are estimated at around €28.3 billion annually in the EU, Lahbib emphasized the importance of prevention and preparedness against extreme weather events.
Europe has been ravaged this summer by massive fires that have greatly affected Spain - among other countries - and that is why on Tuesday the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, called in Strasbourg for more funds to "be prepared" for extreme events. She has done so in a debate on the subject in the plenary of the European Parliament. "With the current climate reality, the best way to combat extreme weather events is to prevent an…
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