So far in 2026 there is less area burnt by wildfires since 2012

While the media pushes the wildfire narrative being a bad situation and it's going to get even worse because of climate change, it's quite obvious by looking at the world data that there is definitely a propaganda element present.

Reasonably we should wait till 2027 after accumulating all the data for 2026, but so far, the situation is not as bad as the media would like us to believe. Individual countries excluded ofc. France eg, is having records broken of burnt area while Spain seems to be getting there. But overall in Europe it's more like the world data, where 2026 shows the lowest number of burnt area, so far.

And then there is ofc the arson-factor. By the end of July it's been reported that France have arrested 162 people on suspicion of arson according to Kazinform:
"In a post on the social media platform X, Lecornu said law enforcement agencies are working intensively to identify those responsible for deliberately starting fires."
And also: "Lecornu said that human activity is responsible for about 90 percent of wildfires, with most incidents linked to negligence. Common causes include discarded cigarette butts, unattended barbecues, and construction work carried out without adequate safety precautions."

But on the other hand, climate change is ofc also influential according to The Guardian:
"A combination of an unusually wet winter, very low rainfall since spring and repeated record-breaking summer heatwaves is likely to explain why wildfires have ignited, spread and resisted control so readily across France and Spain in recent days.
About 90% of wildfires are started by human activity, typically igniting “fine fuels” such as vegetation grass, pine needles, litter and twigs. And recent weather has almost certainly made ignition far easier. Drought in western Europe has turned this vegetation – which normally dries after only a few hours of heat and low rainfall – into tinder."