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Europe reported the highest annual wildfire carbon emissions on record in 2025, due to significant wildfire activity across the Northern Hemisphere, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has said.
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Europe reported record wildfire emissions this year

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Europe reported the highest annual wildfire carbon emissions on record in 2025, due to significant wildfire activity across the Northern…

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Wildfire activity in Europe this summer was at its highest level of any year recorded in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) dataset, which covers the last 23 years.
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Europe reports highest wildfire activity for more than two decades

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Wildfire activity in Europe this summer was at its highest level of any year recorded in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring…

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August 2025 was the third-warmest August globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.60°C, 0.49°C above the 1991–2020 average, new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has found.
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August 2025 was the third-warmest on record

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August 2025 was the third-warmest August globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.60°C, 0.49°C above the 1991–2020 average,…

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Carbon emissions from global biomass burning stood at just under 400 megatonnes in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2026, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).
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Wildfires push Spain’s emissions to highest level since 2003

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A surge in wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula has pushed Spain‘s cumulative wildfire carbon emissions to their highest level since…

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The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has reported 'significant' wildfire activity in North America and Europe during June and July.
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‘Significant’ wildfire activity reported in North America and Europe

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The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has reported ‘significant’ wildfire activity in North America and Europe during June and July,…

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Global forest loss reached unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to a rise in wildfires, new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab has found.
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Global forest loss rose to ‘record highs’ in 2024, data shows

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Global forest loss reached unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to a rise in wildfires, new data from the University…

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Climate change has significantly intensified the health and economic impact of wildfire smoke in the United States, a new study by researchers at the Harvard Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment has found.
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Climate change has intensified health and economic impact of wildfires

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Climate change has significantly intensified the health and economic impact of wildfire smoke in the United States, a new study…

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Last year was the warmest year on record in Europe, new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found.
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2024 was the warmest year on record in Europe

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Last year was the warmest year on record in Europe, new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and…

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