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EU records worst wildfire year in 2025 with over 1 mln ha burned

Published 11:19 on April 2, 2026 / Last updated at 11:19 on April 2, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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Last year was the worst on record for wildfires in the EU, with over 1 million hectares of land burned, according to a report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Last year was the worst on record for wildfires in the EU, with over 1 million hectares of land burned, according to a report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).


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