Forest Fire (33579 ha) in Spain 14 Aug 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1024622
Glide number: WF-2025-000141-ESP
Countries: Spain
Start Date - Last detection*: 14 Aug 2025 - 21 Aug 2025
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 1698 in the burned area
Burned area: 33579 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Spain’s 16-day heatwave this month was ‘the most intense on record’ 8/24/2025 11:13:00 PM.

A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was “the most intense on record”, the national meteorological agency said today. With forest fires still burning across northern and western Spain, the AEMET meteorological agency said provisional
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Record di ondate di calore in Spagna: l''impatto del cambiamento clima.. 8/24/2025 11:09:00 PM.

La Spagna si trova a dover affrontare una delle estati più calde e devastanti della sua storia. Secondo i dati dell’Agenzia Statale di Meteorologia (AEMET), l’ondata di calore che ha colpito il paese tra il 3 e il 18 agosto ha frantumato i
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Spain’s 16-day heatwave this month was ‘the most intense on record’ 8/24/2025 11:06:00 PM.

the national meteorological agency said today. With forest fires still burning across northern and western Spain, the AEMET meteorological agency said provisional readings for the August 3-18 heatwave exceeded the last record, set in....
Spain’s 16-day heatwave this month was ‘the most intense on record’ 8/24/2025 10:49:00 PM.

A general view of San Vicente de Leira, in the Spanish northwestern province of Ourense, is seen after a wildfire on August 19. Photo / Miguel Riopa, AFP. A general view of San Vicente de Leira, in the Spanish northwestern province of Oure
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),