Record European Fires Burn over 500,000 Hectares over Summer
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Nearly 540,000 hectares have gone into smoke in the European Union since mid-June, according to the European satellite system Effis. Nearly 1,000 fires have been recorded over the period. The summer of 2026 remains at this stage lower than in 2025 and 2007. - Megafoils in Europe: more than half a million hectares burned during the summer (Environment).
Since mid-June, around 5.4 million hectares have burned in the EU after more than 1,000 fires, according to satellite data from the European Effis system. The summer's forest fires are equivalent to an area about nine times the size of Madrid, or 5,400 square kilometers. More than 80% of the around 6.4 million hectares burned in the EU since the beginning of the year were destroyed by fires that broke out between 18 June and 2 September, accordi…
The total area burned this summer is generally larger than the average of the previous 20 years - What satellite data shows about the fires The post Fires in Europe: From Greece to Belgium, over 5 million acres turned to ash this summer appeared first on in.gr.
More than 80% of the approximately 647,000 hectares that have burned in the EU since the beginning of the year were destroyed by fires that broke out between June 18 and September 2, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). This area is roughly nine times the size of the Spanish capital, Madrid, or 5,400 km². The total area burned during this summer period is significantly higher than the average of the previous twenty y…
Since mid-June, around 5.4 million hectares have burned in the European Union after more than 1,000 fires – a record-breaking season as summer draws to a close, according to satellite data from the European Forest Fire Information System (Effis). More than 80% of the around 6.47 million hectares burned in the EU since the start of the year were destroyed by fires that broke out between 18 June and 2 September, according to the European Forest Fi…
Since mid-June, around 5.4 million hectares have burned in the European Union after more than 1,000 fires – a season marked by record numbers as the summer draws to a close, according to satellite data from the European Effis system. More than 80% of the around 6.4 million hectares burned in the EU since the beginning of the year …
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