Europe's Inferno Within: The Unprecedented Force of Wildfires The summer of 2026 will be remembered as a season of unrelenting heat and devastating wildfires that pushed European firefighting capabilities to the limit.
While the continent has seen its share of blazes, this year's conflagrations were unprecedented in scale and intensity.
In Spain, a massive fire in Ávila province burned an astonishing 77,000 hectares by mid July – roughly the size of New York City.