Wildfires in the EU: 2022 was the second-worst year, a warning from a changing climate
In 2022, land area roughly the size of Corsica was scorched by wildfires in the EU, according to the latest JRC report on fires in the pan-European region. Nearly 900,000 ha of land burnt in 2022, of which approximately 365,000 ha belong to Natura 2000 sites, according to the recently published report 'Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2022'.
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Date: 18 Dec 2023