The New Fire Scene in Spain: Less Forest Fires, but More Devastating
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This August 18th marks the World Day for the Prevention of Forest Fires and in More than one we have talked with Diana Colomina, head of the WWF Spain Forest Program, who tells how our country suffers again with fires of greater impact. "We are suffering a greater number of large forest fires, of more than 500 hectares, those that generate greater impact."Why are these fires increasingly difficult to control? Colomina maintains that it is an "ex…
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elcorreogallego.esSpain faces World Fire Prevention Day with fewer fires, but which concentrate more and more burned surface, an evolution that experts link to climate change, rural abandonment and the lack of preventive management of the territory.
Madrid.- The forest area affected by forest fires between 1 January and 18 August totals 254,730 hectares, 13.8% less than in the same period of 2025, according to data provided by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition. This is the first time in the campaign that the number of hectares razed by the flames is lower than last year, which was the most devastating of the century in terms of the area damaged by fire. Despite the change of trend,…
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The forest fires in Spain have burned slightly more than 240,785 hectares so far this year and 42 large fires have been recorded, according to the data provided this Friday by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO).
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