Greece, Turkey, the UK, and Cyprus have already seen record wildfire emissions in 2025 as soaring temperatures and dry conditions fuel intense blazes.
Wildfires across Europe have surged to record levels this summer, with intense blazes fuelled by soaring temperatures and dry conditions.
A total of 292,855 hectares of land have burned in the EU, according to the latest update from the European Forest Fires Information
System (EFFIS) on 29 July. The total area burnt during the same period last year was 139,940 hectares, and the total so far this year is higher than the average recorded over the last 19 years.
EFFIS has detected a total of 1,339 fires larger than 30 hectares since the beginning of the year.
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) says some countries have already seen the highest wildfire emissions in its 23 year data set.
High temperatures around the Mediterranean Basin during the summer significantly increased the likelihood of wildfires in the region, according to CAMS.
