The fires in Western Spain burned an additional 300,000 acres in a 24 -hour period, according to the satellite data of the European Copernicus Observatory, which were released today, although the recession of the heatwave affecting the country for many days gives hope to improve the situation. About 3,730,000 acres had been burned until this morning since the beginning of the year in Spain, ie 300,000 more than yesterday, Monday, and this number is constantly increasing, according to the European Forestry Information System (EFFIS), which uses Copernicus data. Since 2006, when EFFIS has been collecting data, this year is the worst year for Spain in terms of areas burned by flames, surpassing the previous record recorded in 2022, when the burnt areas were 3,060,000 acres. Most of this area was burned in the big fires that have been hit by the provinces of Tamora and Castille for about ten days. […]
Source: News Beast
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