{"id":7021,"date":"2026-07-31T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/destructive-fires-char-western-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T04:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:01:00","slug":"destructive-fires-char-western-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/destructive-fires-char-western-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Destructive Fires Char Western Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Earth Observatory<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 hds-secondary-navigation-has-breadcrumbs\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-breadcrumbs display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-flex flex-align-center\">\n<nav class=\"usa-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list\">\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Earth Observatory<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item usa-current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span>Destructive Fires Char Western\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\">\n<nav>\n<ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Observatory<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/image-of-the-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Image of the Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/explorer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EO Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Topics<\/span><\/button>\n<ul class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/topics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">All Topics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/topics\/atmosphere\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Atmosphere<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/topics\/land\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Land<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/topics\/heat-radiation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Heat &amp; 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/how-to-interpret-a-false-color-satellite-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\">false-color image<\/a> combines observations at visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared wavelengths (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/spectral-bands-and-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener\">bands 6-5-3<\/a>), making it easier to distinguish brown burned vegetation from green unburned vegetation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wildland fires occur across Europe every summer, but those that erupted in Spain and France in July 2026 were among the largest and most disruptive the two countries have faced in decades. Some of the most consequential fires emerged in southwestern France\u2019s Gironde Department and Spain\u2019s \u00c1vila<strong> <\/strong>and Madrid provinces in mid-July, where blazes forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and destroyed hundreds of homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government officials in Spain say that a fire in \u00c1vila, after charring around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20260729-spain-s-three-worst-wildfires-since-1961-happened-in-last-two-years\" rel=\"noopener\">50,000 hectares<\/a><strong> <\/strong>(124,000 acres), is<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtve.es\/noticias\/20260727\/incendio-avila-mas-grande-historia-espana\/17170323.shtml\" rel=\"noopener\">the largest<\/a> on record, surpassing <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/smoke-blankets-the-iberian-peninsula-154691\/\" rel=\"noopener\">a blaze<\/a><strong> <\/strong>that burned in Larouco, Quiroga, and Oencia in 2025. NASA satellites first observed signs of the \u00c1vila fire burning near Burgohondo on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4ccsMIz\" rel=\"noopener\">July 22<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4h4SSAM\" rel=\"noopener\">July 23<\/a>. By July 24, it <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4yOvRZb\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4yOvRZb\" rel=\"noopener\">had merged<\/a> with fires in neighboring provinces, pushing the total area burned to 77,000 hectares, an area about the size of New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The image above, captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-9\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 9<\/a>, shows charred landscapes around Burgohondo on July 29, 2026<strong>. <\/strong>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/how-to-interpret-a-false-color-satellite-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\">false-color<\/a> image, unburned vegetation appears light green, and burned areas appear brown. The two reservoirs in the center of the image were heavily affected. Flames tore through homes, restaurants, campgrounds, marinas, and other infrastructure surrounding the reservoirs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/espana\/2026-07-28\/ceniza-barcos-calcinados-y-agua-negra-en-el-pantano-de-san-juan-tras-el-paso-de-las-llamas.html\" rel=\"noopener\">news reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar crisis unfolded in southwestern France, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4wPFqpv\" rel=\"noopener\">west of Bordeaux<\/a>. One of the largest fires to burn in France <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/07\/28\/world\/europe\/france-spain-wildfires-2026-fire-season.html\" rel=\"noopener\">this decade<\/a> charred more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europe1.fr\/societe\/incendie-en-gironde-42000-hectares-brules-220000-evacues-trafic-autoroutier-et-ferroviaire-perturbe-987642\" rel=\"noopener\">42,000 hectares<\/a>, prompting large-scale evacuations and devastating the village of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/human-made-forest-france-wildfires-9.7287788\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Porge<\/a>. As of late July, fires had burned more than 90,000 hectares across France, more than any other season in decades, according to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu\/apps\/effis.statistics\/seasonaltrend\" rel=\"noopener\">European Forest Fire Information System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental conditions months before the fires ignited made the landscape in both Spain and France particularly susceptible to burning, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofwildfires.com\/news\/understanding-spains-2026-wildfires-through-hydroclimatic-rebound\/\" rel=\"noopener\">an analysis<\/a> conducted by researchers with The State of Wildfires Project. Unusually wet winter weather enhanced vegetation growth in grasslands, shrublands, and forest understories, and then a series of sweltering heat waves and a period of drought parched the vegetation and primed it to burn. Several days of strong winds reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofwildfires.com\/news\/understanding-spains-2026-wildfires-through-hydroclimatic-rebound\/\" rel=\"noopener\">65 kilometers (40 miles)<\/a> per hour at times served as the final trigger, the researchers found, fanning flames and encouraging rapid spread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 25, conditions at fires in southwestern France grew so intense that French firefighters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20260726-french-firefighters-face-pyrocumulonimbus-for-first-time\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the formation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/glossary.ametsoc.org\/wiki\/pyrocumulonimbus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">pyrocumulonimbus<\/a>\u2014a towering type of \u201cfire cloud\u201d that draws convective energy from the heat of the fires. An <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/pyrocb\" rel=\"noopener\">international group<\/a> of atmospheric scientists and fire experts who track the unusual clouds has <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41612-025-01188-5\" rel=\"noopener\">documented<\/a> the occasional formation of the clouds in Spain and Portugal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41612-025-01188-5\/figures\/3\" rel=\"noopener\">recent decades<\/a>, but members of the group note that this is the first report of a fire in France producing one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of firefighters and military personnel have battled fires in both countries. Crews have used aircraft to attack the fires with water and flame retardant, while teams on the ground have constructed firebreaks using tools ranging from bulldozers to hand tools. Firefighters gained the advantage by late July, allowing authorities to start <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-spain-greece-wildfires-heat-climate-change-de0bfabe2249153afc0e16da2f7e02f3\" rel=\"noopener\">lifting evacuation orders<\/a>. However, forecasters are <a href=\"https:\/\/joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu\/projects-and-activities\/natural-and-man-made-hazards\/forest-fires\/current-wildfire-situation-europe_en\" rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a> that the risk of fire in the coming days remains high due to the persistence of hot, dry conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government satellite data are part of a global system of observations used to track fire behavior and analyze emerging trends. Among the real-time wildfire monitoring tools that NASA makes available are <a href=\"https:\/\/firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov\/map\/#d:2026-07-24,2026-07-24;l:fires_all,country-outline,aqua_crc,earth;@-4.29,40.41,9.55z\" rel=\"noopener\">FIRMS<\/a> (Fire Information for Resource Management System) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/4pS7cij\" rel=\"noopener\">Worldview<\/a> browser.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>U.S. Geological Survey<\/em><\/a><em>. 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Accessed July 30, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The Conversation (2026, July 29) <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-fire-has-such-power-why-the-wildfires-gripping-france-and-spain-are-off-the-charts-288507\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The fire has such power\u2019: why the wildfires gripping France and Spain are off the\u00a0charts<\/a>. Accessed July 30, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Drought.gov (2026, July 22) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drought.gov\/international\" rel=\"noopener\">International<\/a>. Accessed July 30, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>EFE (2026, July 25) <a href=\"https:\/\/efe.com\/english\/latest-news\/2026-07-25\/france-wildfires-record-evacuations-bordeaux\/\" rel=\"noopener\">France Wildfires: Record evacuations as fires near Bordeaux<\/a>. 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