Important landmark was marked this year in Spain, where more than more than 3.430,000 acres They have been delivered to flames, according to recent data from the European Forestry Information System (EFFIS) of the European Copernicus Observatory. This number is a negative record for the country and constantly revised upwardswhich raises strong concern for experts.

For comparison, the 2022which to date was the most devastating at the level of burnt areas, had been recorded 3.060,000 acres charred land in Spain. This year’s phenomenon is already surpassing last year’s data, testing the country’s forest and fire forces.

European record and the case of Portugal

In the European Charter of Forest Fire, the Portugal still keeps the national record, with 5.630,000 acres Burnt Earth in 2017, year that was characterized by a tragic account, as ‘119 people lost their lives’ in the devastating fires. Since the beginning of this year they have already been burned 2.160,000 acres in the country.

Climate change and local factors

As experts point out, the climate change mainly attributed to human activities, favors the increase in extreme meteorological phenomena; high temperatures, ‘Heat waves’ But the intense drought episodes also cause immediate consequences for the spread and intensity of fires.

In addition to world challenges, areas are also affected by local aggravating agents. OR abandonment And uncontrolled vegetation create conditions where fires can take on uncontrollable dimensions, making them even more difficult to extinguish.