Record-Breaking 2025 Iberian Fire Season Was Three Times Larger Due to Climate Change
Researchers said human-caused climate change made extreme fire weather about 3 times more likely and burned area about 3 times larger.
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Record-breaking 2025 Iberian fire season was three times larger due to climate change
The latest global State of Wildfires report, co-led by the University of East Anglia, shows that the extreme fire-prone weather experienced across Spain and Portugal in 2025 was three times more likely due to human-caused climate change, and the area burned was three times larger. The paper is published in Earth System Science Data.
UEA-led wildfire report links tripled burned area in Northwest Iberia to climate change
State of Wildfires 2025–2026 examines 14 Iberian megafires and major impacts in Canada and Chile as researchers warn of worsening extreme events IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The University of East Anglia co-led State of Wildfires 2025–2026 report finds that human-caused climate … Read the full press release →
State of Wildfires report 2025-26
The State of Wildfires report takes stock of extreme wildfires of the 2025-2026 fire season. It explains how climate and land use change influenced the extent of the world’s major fires and assesses whether events could have been predicted. The report also evaluates how the risk of similar events will change in future under different climate change scenarios. This is the third report in an annual series. It’s co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology …
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