Over the summer, devastating wildfires have swept across Europe, displacing thousands of people. Now, the true extent of the damage has been revealed in a new map.
While the fire season is still underway, Europe is burning everywhere, with the North no longer spared. 637,409 hectares have already burned there this year. Reporterre has mapped the extent of the scorched areas. France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and even Belgium... The summer of 2026 saw Europe ablaze. In France, 37,191 hectares were reduced to ashes in the Gironde department, in the commune of Le Porge, by the fire that started in Saumos on …