Record amount of wildfire destruction marks dark year for Europe
AKIPRESS.COM - Experts say that the higher temperatures and lower rainfall brought by climate change are making forest fires worse, Euronews reported.
In Europe, the 2025 wildfire season has broken records for the amount of land burnt.
More than a million hectares has gone up in flames in the EU so far this year, a larger surface area than the entirety of Corsica. That's more than four times as much as last year.
In total, more than 1,800 forest fires have been declared, emitting more than 38 million tonnes of CO₂.
Out of the European Union's 27 member states, only the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta have reported no wildfires.
At the top of the list, Italy and Romania recorded more than 450 blazes each.