Proveneya & Nahiara · Data as of July 24, 2026

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.

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