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Wildfire briefing: Spain

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Wildfire briefing: Spain

Probable fires in Spain in the last 24 hours: 1, with 8 heat detections from the VIIRS satellites (NASA FIRMS; latest detection: 24 Oct 2026, 23:58 UTC).

Fires with a WorldFires page still showing heat detections in the last 48 hours: 2.

Spain is running at 3.2 times the usual for this point in the year: 301,413 hectares burned up to week 42, against an average of 93,999 in 2006–2025 (Copernicus EFFIS).

Forecast fire danger for today near Don Benito: moderate (FWI 14), computed by WorldFires from the ECMWF IFS forecast.

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WorldFires, “Wildfire briefing: Spain”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/spain/briefing (accessed 25 Oct 2026, 04:40 UTC). Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS), Copernicus EFFIS, ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Licence CC BY 4.0: this briefing may be reproduced, including by the media, crediting “WorldFires (worldfires.org)” and the original sources.

Sources: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) · Copernicus EFFIS · ECMWF IFS (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0)

A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.

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