On Thursday, a fire in the province of Guadalajara, which includes the Sierra Norte natural park, has so far caused no casualties, but the regional president Emiliano Garcia-Page and local officials described it as complicated on the social network “X”.
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The fire broke out in a forested mountainous region home to endangered species, including eagles, wolves, and butterflies.
This disaster occurred shortly after a fire near Zaragoza in the northeast of the country on Wednesday, which burned nearly 16,000 hectares and, according to the latest data provided by the Aragon regional government on Saturday evening, is “far from under control”.
No casualties have been reported.
Earlier this month, Spain experienced one of the deadliest forest fires in recent history, when flames in the southern province of Almeria claimed 13 lives and destroyed 7,000 hectares.
Spain is on the front lines of climate change – in recent years, longer and more frequent heat waves have been recorded here, with temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, creating favorable conditions for devastating fires.
According to scientists, due to human-induced climate change, heat waves are becoming longer, stronger, and more frequent, which dries out vegetation and increases the likelihood of forest fires.
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