In the last decade, Spain has declared a third fewer fires than in the previous decade. The means of extinction extinguish 70% of the casualties before they burn a single hectare. And yet, 2025 was closed with 355,000 hectares burned, the worst record of the century, and 2026 is on the way to overcoming it: the fire of Ávila is already the greatest in recent history of the country. The paradox has an economic explanation as simple as disturbing:…
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In the last decade, Spain has declared a third fewer fires than in the previous decade. The means of extinction extinguish 70% of the casualties before they burn a single hectare. And yet, 2025 was closed with 355,000 hectares burned, the worst record of the century, and 2026 is on the way to overcoming it: the fire of Ávila is already the greatest in recent history of the country. The paradox has an economic explanation as simple as disturbing:…