UNECE says over 434,000 hectares burned in Europe this year
As wildfires continue to rage across Europe and North Americadestroying foreststhreatening communities and releasing vast amounts of carbon into the atmospherethe 2026 fire season is once again demonstrating that while many fires cannot be stopped once they reach full intensitymuch more can be done to prevent future disasterssaid the UNECE.
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