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Wildfires in 2026

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2026 wildfire season
Date
  • January – present
Impacts
Deaths32+
Injuries83+
Structures destroyed325+
 2025

The 2026 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents.

Below is an ongoing list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2026.

Africa

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Algeria

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Asia

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Japan

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Turkey

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Indonesia

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Europe

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Belgium

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Croatia

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France

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Greece

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Germany

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Ireland

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Italy

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Norway

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Portugal

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Spain

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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See also: 2026 United Kingdom wildfires

Netherlands

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  • Venray Forest fire

North America

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United States

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Canada

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Oceania

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Australia

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South America

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Argentina

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Chile

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See also

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References

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  1. "Europe, North Africa and Canada wildfires". Reuters. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. Amara, Tarek (27 August 2026). "Wildfires kill 12 people across several Algerian provinces". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  3. "Forest fire in Türkiye's Mugla forces evacuations, clears hospital units". Türkiye Today. 29 July 2026. Archived from the original on 30 July 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. "Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt, but new hotspots emerge". Reuters. 10 August 2026.
  5. "Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes". The Guardian. 6 July 2026.
  6. "Wildfire in Island of Korcula, Croatia". Copernicus Programme. 11 July 2026.
  7. Fatima, Zahra (15 August 2026). "Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire". BBC News.
  8. "Pyrénées wildfires destroy everything in their path: 'I didn't think I'd make it out alive'". Le Monde. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  9. "Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris". The Guardian. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  10. "Saumos: le feu est sous contrôle" (in French). Feux de Forêt.
  11. "Two dead after wildfire guts house in northern Greece". Reuters. 1 July 2026.
  12. Psaropoulos, John T (16 July 2026). "Greece pins hopes on heat-seeking satellites to predict wildfires". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  13. Rista, Katerina (July 29, 2026). "Πάρος: Συνελήφθη ο δήμαρχος του νησιού και τρία άτομα για τη φωτιά -Το πόρισμα της Πυροσβεστικής" [Paros: The island's mayor and three people were arrested for the fire - The Fire Department's findings]. Newsbomb (in Greek). Archived from the original on July 30, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  14. "Paros wildfire shows signs of improvement as firefighters battle remaining hotspots". Kathimerini. July 29, 2026.
  15. "Fire rips through ex-tank range in German heatwave - but can't be put out due to unexploded bombs". The Independent. 26 June 2026. Archived from the original on 2 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  16. Martyn, Petula (2026-07-22). "Extra resources deployed after Slievenamon fire spreads". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 2026-08-01. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  17. 1 2 "EU deploys wildfire support to face multiple fires across Portugal and France". European Commission. 6 July 2026. Archived from the original on 2026-07-08. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Major incident declared in Wales as wildfires burn across UK". BBC News. July 12, 2026.
  19. "New Forest recovery to take 'many years' after wildfire". BBC News. 18 Aug 2026. Retrieved 19 Aug 2026.