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The 2020 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents.


Africa


Asia

;India *
2020 Uttarakhand forest fires The 2020 Uttarakhand forest fires started in late May, after several forest fires broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. As of 24 May 2020, 46 fires were reported covering around 71 hectares and 2 people have die ...
;Russia * 2020 Siberia wildfires :In June, well inside the
Arctic circle The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle. The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
, Verkhoyansk hit a temperature of . In Russia’s two easternmost districts, 18,591 distinct fires have consumed . :In September 2020 scientists warned that an "international effort is needed to manage a changing fire regime in the vulnerable Arctic", reporting that satellite data shows how the Arctic fire regime is changing. On 3 September EU institutions reported that, according to satellite data, the Arctic fires already far surpassed the total of CO2 emissions for the 2019 season. ;Syria :Fires in Al-Suwayda Governorate in May, followed by Al-Hasakah Governorate in the summer, then in
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and
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Governorates in September, next in Latakia again,
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, and Tartus Governorates in October. ;Turkey *
2020 Turkish wildfires The 2020 Turkey wildfires were a series of forest fires that broke out in several areas across Turkey throughout 2020. In the first ten months of the year, a total of of forestland was destroyed in 2,957 recorded wildfires. For comparison, the f ...


Europe

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2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires The 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning inside Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2020. The fires were largely extinguished within two weeks. At least one suspect was arrested for alleged ...
, Ukraine


North America

; United States *
2020 Western United States wildfire season The Western United States experienced a series of major wildfires in 2020. Severe August thunderstorms ignited numerous wildfires across California, Oregon, and Washington, followed in early September by additional ignitions across the West Co ...
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2020 Arizona wildfires The 2020 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With 2,520 fires burning of land, it was the largest wildfire season i ...
, United States **
2020 California wildfires The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year of wildfires in California. By the end of the year, 9,917 fires had burned , more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 mil ...
, United States **
2020 Nevada wildfires The 2020 Nevada wildfire season began in June 2020. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. List of wildfires The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or ...
, United States **
2020 New Mexico wildfires The 2020 New Mexico wildfire season began in May 2020. At least 543 wildfires burned across the state, with fires burning as late as October 2020. The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. List of wildfires The ...
, United States **
2020 Utah wildfires The 2020 Utah wildfire season was a series of prominent wildfires throughout the state of Utah, lasting from June 1 through October 30, as defined by state law. Part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, Utah saw record-breaking num ...
, United States **
2020 Washington wildfires The 2020 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2020. The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfires. By September, wildfires had burned over 713,000 acres, 181 homes had been lost, and one death occurred as a ...
, United States **
2020 Oregon wildfires The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was one of the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than of land, and des ...
, United States **
2020 Colorado wildfires The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of burned, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season ...
, United States :; Year-to-date wildfire figures :United States agencies stationed at the
National Interagency Fire Center The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the physical facility which is the home to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), and the National Multi-Agency Coordination group (NMAC or MAC). The center works clo ...
in Idaho maintain a
National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report
on wildfires, delineating 10 sub-national areas, aggregating the regional and national totals of burn size, fire suppression cost, and razed structure count, among other data. As of October 21, "Coordination Centers" of each geography report the following: :''Note: Check primary sources for up-to-date statistics.'' :


South America

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2020 Córdoba wildfires The 2020 Córdoba wildfires are a series of wildfires burning through the Córdoba Province in Argentina. are estimated to have been affected by the fires. 51 fires had been registered as of October 2020. Residents of several towns had to be eva ...
, Argentina *
2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires The 2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires is a series of wildfires that are burning across the Delta del Paraná in Argentina, affecting mainly the Entre Ríos and Santa Fe provinces, but also Buenos Aires, including major cities as Rosario. The f ...
, Argentina * 2020 Amazon and Pantanal wildfires, Brazil


Oceania

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2019–20 Australian bushfire season The 201920 Australian bushfire season (Black Summer), was a period of bushfires in many parts of Australia, which, due to its unusual intensity, size, duration, and uncontrollable dimension, is considered a megafire. The Australian National ...
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2020–21 Australian bushfire season Following the devastating 2019–20 bushfires in Australia, authorities were urged to prepare early for the 2020–21 Australian bushfire season. The bushfire outlook for July to September 2020 was predicting a normal fire potential in Queensla ...


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