Wildfires Across Four EU Nations as Spain's Burned Area Hits Five Times the Seasonal Norm

Wildfires struck Greece, France, Portugal, and Spain in early August 2026. Spain lost over 200,000 hectares — five times its seasonal average, per EU data. France evacuated about 2,500 people in Var after a contained blaze reignited; 200,000 Gironde residents had returned home. Greece evacuated hundreds of tourists by sea from Viotia. Europe warms at twice the global rate, per Copernicus.