Record EU wildfires burned over million hectares in 2025: analysis

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Aug 21, 2025, 3:03 pm167 pts
Wildfires have so far ravaged more than one million hectares (2.5 million acres) in the European Union in 2025, a record since statistics began in 2006, according to an AFP analysis of official data.

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