EU Wildfire Trends
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
By Paul Homewood
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/image-156.pnghttps://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/burnt-forest-area-in-five-4#tab-chart_5The European Environment Agency has not yet published its wildfire data for 2023 yet, but they did issue the final data for 2022 in October. So I have updated its graph above of burnt area for EUMEDS, the five countries listed – Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece – which it has not updated since 2020.
https://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reports-and-publications/effis-related-publicationsThe chart gives the lie to claims that wildfires are now much worse.
The 2022 report states that 96% of wildfires are caused by human actions. It is a simple fact that much of the Mediterranean region is a tinder box every summer, just waiting for a spark.
Provisional data for last year is, I believe, due out in April, so I’ll update then.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/02/04/eu-wildfire-trends/
