International Association for the Defense of Flowers Proveneya & Nahiara

Europe

Spain - 207,000-217,609 ha burned in 2026 (EFFIS); six times the same period in 2025. A new Andalusia front has affected over 25,000 ha of perimeter, with 650 evacuated and 300 firefighters deployed.

Croatia - A fire near Omis, one of the country's worst, burned 900-1,000 ha; 1 person died, 36-40 were injured and over 2,000 people were evacuated.

Germany - A 300 ha Hürtgenwald fire near Belgium is still spreading; 1,800 people were evacuated and unexploded WWII ordnance complicates the response.

Greece - Attica is at the maximum level-5 alert. The Boeotia fire burned 10,000 ha and prompted over 1,000 evacuations; another front in Rethymno, Crete remains critical.

France - A new Landes fire burned 1,100 ha, with 500 evacuated and 500 firefighters deployed. National burned area is 98,000-116,000 ha, a record in 20 years of satellite measurement.

United Kingdom and Albania - A Stourbridge fire damaged homes; Albania is also affected by the current fire wave.

Portugal - The Viseu fire burned about 13,000 ha; at peak, 39 fires were active nationwide.

Italy - Estimates range from 40,000 to more than 100,000 ha; Sicily and Calabria are the worst-hit areas.

European Union - 457,459 ha burned through July 29 (EFFIS), 32% above the historical average. More than 300,000 people were evacuated or confined in France and Spain during July.

South America

Ecuador - Seven fires were active and four controlled on August 11. The Cotacachi-Cayapas reserve fire has burned at least 300 ha of paramo; over 4,000 ha burned nationally in early August.

Brazil - 1.76 million ha burned in 2026, with 4,682 fire events; risk is expected to increase from August to October.

Region

North America

Araihan Score

17/25

3D Model

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Type

Natural

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Araihan Measure17/25

Ecological health index (0–25)

About Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic insects in the world, renowned for its spectacular multi-generational migration spanning up to 4,800 km from southern Canada to central Mexico. Their striking orange-and-black wings serve as a warning to predators — monarchs are toxic due to cardenolide compounds absorbed from milkweed plants during their caterpillar stage. As pollinators, monarchs visit a wide variety of wildflowers during migration, including goldenrod, asters, and blazing star, transferring pollen across vast geographical distances. The monarch's four-generation annual cycle is remarkable: three summer generations live 2-6 weeks each, while the 'super generation' born in late summer extends its life to 8-9 months to complete the entire migration and overwinter. Monarch populations have declined by approximately 80% over the past two decades.