Behind every wildfire is a story the news never tells: the story of those who, silently and over millions of years, built with their flight the flowers, the fruit, and the green we now watch burn. Pollinators are victims too — and they deserve to be counted.
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Spain
~120,000 hectares burned in 2026 (EFFIS/Copernicus, July 22) vs. 35,270 ha on the same date in 2025 — 3.4x.
343 fires in 2026 through July 22, vs. 129 in 2025.
18 major fires (>500 ha) through July 12, vs. 7 in 2025.
Spain leads the EU in both burned area and number of fires this year.
Last 24h: three active, uncontained fires southwest of Madrid, over 10,000 people evacuated, national-interest emergency declared.
Canada
Over 950 active wildfires (July 17, 2026).
3,137 fires and 1.4 million hectares burned this season.
Smoke has reached Toronto, Boston, and New York City.
Oceans and global heat
Record global sea-surface temperature: 20.86°C on June 21, 2026.
Over 37% of oceans affected by a marine heatwave; NOAA forecasts up to 40%.
This ocean heat feeds back into heatwaves on land and worsens wildfires.
Sources: MITECO, EFFIS/Copernicus, Government of Canada, NOAA, Copernicus Marine Service.
