Wildfires Hit Four European Countries as Spain Loses Far More Land Than Usual

Wildfires burned across Greece, France, Portugal, and Spain in early August 2026. Spain lost over 200,000 hectares of land — about five times what it usually loses by this point, according to EU data. France evacuated roughly 2,500 people in Var after a fire thought to be out flared up again. Greece evacuated hundreds of tourists by boat from Viotia. Europe is warming at twice the global rate, per Copernicus, the EU's climate monitor.