US EditionSpain battles 14 major fires with 'unfavourable conditions' expected to fuel more
- At least three people have died amid a severe wildfire season in Spain, where fires are burning across multiple regions including Leon and Galicia as of August 2025.
- Southern Europe's rising temperatures and recurring droughts, driven by human-induced climate change, have turned landscapes into tinderboxes fueling longer wildfire seasons and widespread evacuations.
- Emergency responders are under significant strain as they rescue thousands and combat wildfires fueled by heatwaves and strong winds, while authorities have taken into custody 11 individuals suspected of starting fires in Spain.
- This year, Spain has seen 199 wildfires that have burned nearly 98,784 hectares, which is over twice the land affected compared to the same timeframe in 2024, leading to deteriorating air quality and increased risks to public health.
- The fires highlight the urgent need for prevention and climate adaptation measures, as emphasized by Spain's environment minister who linked the blazes directly to climate change impacts.
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Heat and drought in southern Europe are taking their toll. In western Spain, the continuing fires destroyed 157,000 hectares of forest. And the national weather authority is also forecasting extreme temperatures – and a high fire risk for the coming days.
Unbelievable heat, fires out of control and grieving helpers – Spain stands at the abyss of a fire-catastrophe summer. A weather column of Dominik Jung.
In Spain, forest fires continue to be rampant with unprecedented voraciousness. In total, there are three deaths and nearly 160,000 hectares burned. The most affected areas are Galicia (31,000 hectares in the Urse region), Castile-et-Leon, Extremadura and eleven large fires are still active in six different provinces. While the firefighters are overburdened, controversy is swelling, as are the criticisms between them government and opposition.
Spain and neighbors battle deadly wildfires as heat fuels Mediterranean crisis
A deadly wave of wildfires across Spain, Greece, and other Mediterranean countries has killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations, and prompted urgent calls for stronger climate adaptation measures.Sam Jones and Helena Smith report for The Guardian.In short:Spain is battling 14 active wildfires across seven regions, including one in Galicia that has burned over 11,500 hectares; two people have died and thousands have been evacuated.Gre…
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