Proveneya & Nahiara · Updated Saturday, September 5, 2026
Wildfires 2026 — daily update. Pollinators are victims too — and they deserve to be counted. They are the great unknown of these fires, absent from the reporting.
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Europe
Spain - 295,720 ha burned through September 2 (EFFIS/Copernicus), 45.6% of all EU burned area; third worst season in 30 years. Italy has 543 fires, Spain 433 and France 357.
Croatia - Omis: 900-1,000 ha burned, 1 dead, 36-40 injured and over 2,000 evacuated.
Germany and Greece - Serious fires in Hurtgenwald and Boeotia; 1,800 and over 1,000 evacuations respectively.
France - 98,000-116,000 ha burned, a 20-year satellite-record range. Portugal: Viseu burned about 13,000 ha.
Italy - 40,000 to over 100,000 ha depending on source; Sicily and Calabria are worst hit.
European Union - 647,375 ha burned through September 2; 2026 is the fourth worst year on record.
Africa
Algeria - 154 fires in 24 hours at peak; 6 deaths and about 150 homes affected in Annaba.
Asia
Turkey - About 95,000 ha burned, seven times the historical average.
Russia (Siberia) - About 600,000 ha burned in 2026.
North America
Canada - 3,848 fires and 2.92 million ha burned; Thunder Bay 36 has burned 314,000 ha and remains uncontained.
United States - Fire alert raised to maximum level.
South America
Ecuador - At least 300 ha burned in Cotacachi-Cayapas; over 4,000 ha burned nationally in early August.
Brazil - 1.76 million ha and 4,682 fire events in 2026.
Oceania
Australia - Over 400,000 ha burned in Victoria in January; the southern-summer season has passed.
Global context
112.3 million ha burned worldwide by August 1 (GWIS); Africa accounted for 55%.
Oceans - Record average sea-surface temperature: 20.86 C on June 21; 37% under a marine heatwave.
Sources: MITECO, EFFIS/Copernicus, Global Wildfire Information System, national civil-protection agencies, CIFFC, Ecuador SNGR, Brazil Ministry of Environment, AFAC/NEMA, Greenpeace Spain, NOAA and Copernicus Marine Service.
