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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 - 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.

Africa

  • Algeria - At the July 18 peak, 154 fires were declared in 24 hours; 6 people died and about 150 homes were affected in Annaba.

Asia

  • Turkey - About 95,000 ha burned, seven times the 2008-2020 historical average for this time of year.
  • Russia (Siberia) - About 600,000 ha burned in 2026; 84,356 ha were active at peak in Krasnoyarsk, Yamalo-Nenets and Irkutsk.

North America

  • Canada - 3,848 fires and 2.92 million ha burned since January; Thunder Bay 36 in Ontario has burned 314,000 ha and remains uncontained.
  • United States - Fire alert raised to maximum level.

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.

Oceania

  • Australia - The southern-summer season has passed; January burned more than 400,000 ha in Victoria. There is no significant activity now.

Global context

Sources: MITECO, EFFIS/Copernicus, French Interior Ministry, Portuguese and Italian Civil Protection, Algerian Civil Protection, Turkish Meteorological Service, Russian Federal Forest Agency, CIFFC, GWIS/Brazil Ministry of Environment, Ecuador SNGR/ECU 911, AFAC/NEMA, Reuters, France 24, CNN, Greenpeace Spain, NOAA, Copernicus Marine Service.

International Association for the Defence of Flowers

Scorfidon Protocol

Floral and Pollinator Ecosystem Threat Assessment System

Canonical Document v1.0 · March 2026

"The narrative universe and the scientific universe share the same name because they represent exactly the same reality."

Canonical Document — Internal Use Only

This document establishes the official definition, architecture and application criteria of the Scorfidon Protocol within the scientific ecosystem of the Nahiara Universe. No factor, scale or rule may be modified without the express authorisation of Uno (Matías Octavio González).

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Definition and Nature of the Protocol

Ecosystem-Scale Assessment

The Scorfidon Protocol is the official system for assessing active and physical threats to a floral and pollinator ecosystem — measuring destructive forces operating at the level of a territory, habitat or geographical zone.

It complements the Nahiara Measure (species level) and the Araihan Measure (pollinator level). Together, the three systems form the complete health diagnostic of the floral ecosystem.

Foundational Principle

Scorfidon is not only the name of the narrative antagonist. It is also the acronym for the nine real, active and measurable forces that threaten floral ecosystems on the planet.

This alignment between fiction and science is one of the fundamental architectural principles of the project — the narrative universe and the scientific universe share the same name because they represent the same reality.

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The S·C·O·R·F·I·D·O·N Acronym — Nine Factors

Each letter corresponds to a real, verifiable and scientifically documented threat to floral ecosystems.

SOverexploitation
CContamination
OTerritorial
RResidues
FFragmentation
IIntentional
DDeforestation
OObsolete
NNitrification
S

Overexploitation

Intensive and unsustainable extraction of natural resources — excessive harvesting, predatory collection, uncontrolled tourist pressure.

1
C

Contamination

Chemical, light or sound degradation — pesticides, herbicides, water and soil pollution.

2
O

Territorial Occupation

Urban encroachment and infrastructure that destroys or degrades the natural habitats of flowers and pollinators.

3
R

Residues

Plastics, agrochemicals, industrial and domestic waste that disrupt the natural cycles of the ecosystem.

4
F

Fragmentation

Rupture of ecological corridors that prevents the movement of pollinators and the dispersal of pollen between populations.

5
I

Intentional Fires

Deliberate or negligent burning that massively destroys plant matter, nests and pollinator habitats, with short-term irreversible effects.

6
D

Deforestation

Systematic felling, clearing and removal of plant cover that sustains the floral and pollinator ecosystem.

7
O

Obsolete Agriculture

Extensive monocultures, intensive use of systemic pesticides and loss of agricultural biodiversity that eliminates pollinator sustenance.

8
N

Nitrification

Excess nitrogen in the soil from artificial fertilisers that disrupts the nutritional balance and favours invasive species over native flora.

9
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Scoring System

1Low

The factor is present but with limited and manageable impact. The ecosystem shows autonomous recovery capacity.

2Medium

The factor is active with measurable impact on flowers or pollinators. Requires continuous monitoring and planned intervention.

3High

The factor is operating at maximum intensity with structural damage to the ecosystem. Natural recovery is uncertain without external intervention.

Scorfidon Index Formula

SI = S + C + O + R + F + I + D + O + N

Minimum: 9
Maximum: 27
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The Four Scorfidon Alert Levels

LATENT

9 – 13 pts

Ecosystem in relative equilibrium. Threats exist but have not reached critical mass. Preventive monitoring recommended.

EMERGING

14 – 18 pts

Detectable tension in the ecosystem. One or more factors have escalated. Active intervention recommended before the dynamic becomes entrenched.

ACTIVE

19 – 23 pts

Consolidated threat with measurable impact on flowers and pollinators. Urgent and coordinated action essential.

CRITICAL

24 – 27 pts

Scorfidon collapse. Point of no return approaching. Emergency intervention and possible activation of international conservation protocols.

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Scorfidon Protocol vs. The Nameless

The Nahiara Universe recognises two fundamentally distinct categories of threat. This distinction is canonical and inviolable.

Scorfidon Protocol
The Nameless (Volume 2)
Active and physical threat
Silent and conceptual threat
Visible and direct destruction
Erosion of memory and the bond
Damage to the material ecosystem
Damage to collective memory
Measures impact on flowers and pollinators
Measures disconnection between living beings and their purpose
Operates with violence and evidence
Operates with indifference and invisibility
Scale: ecosystem / territory
Scale: collective consciousness
Present from Volume 1
Introduces its influence in Volume 2

Canonical application rule: Ignorance, Indifference, Oblivion and Disconnection belong exclusively to the domain of The Nameless (Volume 2). They must never be included as Scorfidon Protocol factors under any circumstances.

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Integration within the Scientific Ecosystem

Each protocol operates in a specific and complementary dimension — together forming the complete diagnostic of the floral and pollinator ecosystem.

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SAN Code

Unique identification

SAN·F · SAN·A · SAN·P

2

Nahiara Measure (NCI)

Flower species

Disappearance risk — range 5–25

3

Araihan Measure (ACI)

Associated pollinator

Disappearance risk — range 5–25

4

Scorfidon Protocol (SI)

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Ecosystem / territory

Active physical threats — range 9–27

5

PFNO

Species without official decree

Cultural inclusion without state recognition

Canonical Document v1.0 · March 2026

Editorial authority: Matías Octavio González (Uno) · Secretary and Creative Director

International Association for the Defence of Flowers · CIF: G72737570