EU Wildfire Burnt Area Tops 2025 Record Before August

By late July 2026, EU countries' cumulative wildfire-burnt area had already surpassed 2025's full-season record, per Reuters. Record June–July heat across western Europe and record-warm July global ocean surfaces fueled blazes from Greece to Spain, displacing hundreds of thousands. The season peaked early yet continued into August, with Austria, Hungary, and Britain also hit.