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Alessio Dell'Anna

Wildfires: Europe on track for worst year on record as burned area reaches size of Luxembourg

Spain is the EU country that's been worst hit by this year's wildfires, recording the highest share of burned land in Europe relative to its size in 2026.

That's more than 200,000 hectares, or around 0.4% of the country’s territory, according to the EU's Earth observation programme Copernicus.

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