More than twice the area that would have been 'expected' burned, given the weather conditions, but roughly half of the area recorded in the tragic year of 2017. In a New Year’s message, the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management (AGIF) called for measures to avoid setbacks in the year ahead.
2025 was the second-worst year of the decade for burnt area in Portugal
Thursday, 8 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
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