Western Europe is currently seeing a significant rise in wildfire activity, marked by record-breaking temperatures and large areas of land burning.

西歐目前山火活動顯著增加，氣溫創下紀錄，大片土地被焚毀。

Current weather patterns show a clear link between unusual rainfall and the intensity of fires. Data from Copernicus indicates that an exceptionally wet winter and spring in the Iberian Peninsula led to a rapid growth of plants and vegetation. Later, extreme heatwaves in May and June quickly dried out this vegetation, turning the extra organic matter into fuel that burns easily. Climate scientists emphasize that these high temperatures in June would have been unlikely without the influence of human-caused fossil fuel emissions, which have caused European temperatures to rise twice as fast as the global average.

目前的天氣模式顯示，異常降雨與火災強度之間有明顯關聯。Copernicus 的數據指出，伊比利亞半島在冬季與春季特別潮濕，導致植物與植被快速生長。隨後，五月與六月的極端熱浪使這些植被迅速乾枯，將額外的有機物質轉化為易燃的燃料。氣候科學家強調，若非人類排放化石燃料的影響，六月的高溫可能性極低，而歐洲氣溫上升的速度是全球平均值的兩倍。

Government responses have focused mostly on putting out fires after they start. In France, the Pyrenees-Orientales region recently had to evacuate 12,000 people as a fire destroyed 4,900 hectares. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu noted that the total amount of burning this season is nearly three times higher than last year. Meanwhile, the European Academies Science Advisory Council has criticized EU policies for focusing too much on fighting fires rather than preventing them through better land management. This problem is made worse by the fact that fewer people are living in rural areas, leading to abandoned farmland and the overgrowth of flammable plants.

政府的對策主要集中在火災發生後的撲救。在法國，東比利牛山省最近不得不撤離 12,000 人，因為一場火災摧毀了 4,900 公頃土地。總理 Sebastien Lecornu 指出，本季的總焚毀面積幾乎是去年的三倍。與此同時，歐洲科學院諮詢委員會批評歐盟政策過於集中在滅火，而非透過更佳的土地管理來預防火災。由於越來越少人居住在鄉村地區，導致農地被棄置且易燃植物過度生長，使問題更加惡化。

To handle these crises, significant financial and logistical support has been organized. The European Parliament has approved €120.55 million from a solidarity fund to help Spain recover, with additional money for Romania and Cyprus. Furthermore, the European Commission has sent a record number of firefighters to support France and Portugal, highlighting the urgent need for new strategies to deal with rising global temperatures.

為了處理這些危機，相關部門已組織了大量的財政與物流支援。歐洲議會已批准從團結基金撥款 1.2055 億歐元幫助西班牙復原，並為羅馬尼亞與賽浦路斯提供額外資金。此外，歐盟委員會派遣了創紀錄數量的消防員支援法國與葡萄牙，凸顯出面對全球氣溫上升，急需採取新策略。

Europe remains at high risk for wildfires, with current efforts focusing on emergency control and financial recovery.

歐洲仍處於山火高風險狀態，目前的努力集中在緊急控制與財政復原。