UN Alert: Forest Fires Devastated Nearly 6 Million Hectares in 2026
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Nearly 6 million hectares have already burned this year in Europe and North America. From Spain to Canada, via France and the United States, forest fires are increasing in frequency and intensity, fueled by heat waves and prolonged droughts. “Forest fires are […]
Photo by depositphotos.com Between 2001 and 2023, global fire-related emissions increased by about 60 per cent, and those of boreal forests in Europe, North America and Central Asia nearly tripled, fueling “a vicious cycle in which warming favors fires, which in turn exacerbates climate change.” The 2026 fire season has already reduced to ashes about six million hectares in Europe and North America. For the UN, these figures show that it will be…
A column of smoke crossing the Iberian peninsula as if it were a blur on the map. What we saw this July, while VisualPolitik recorded his latest video, was no longer a fire. It was the biggest fire recorded in the history of Spain, with more than 80,000 hectares burned and still active. The print summarizes a trend that is repeated summer after summer: megafires are no longer an exception, but the new normality. VisualPolitik channel has decided…
31/07/2026 – energysdelamer.eu. Climate reality can finally encourage policy makers and donors to commit," said Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)*, the United Nations' main global platform for monitoring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. "The report also points out that the number of people affected by climate-related disasters has more than doubled since 2…
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