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The 2020 wildfire season involves
wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identi ...
s on multiple continents.


Africa


Asia

;India * 2020 Uttarakhand forest fires ;Russia * 2020 Siberia wildfires :In June, well inside the Arctic circle,
Verkhoyansk Verkhoyansk ( rus, Верхоянск, p=vʲɪrxɐˈjansk; sah, Верхоянскай, ''Verkhoyanskay'') is a town in Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Yana River in the Arctic Circle, from Batagay, the ad ...
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 As-Suwayda or Al-Suwayda Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة السويداء / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat as-Suwaydā’'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is the southernmost governorate and has an area of 5,550 km ...
in May, followed by
Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (pro ...
in the summer, then in Latakia and Hama Governorates in September, next in Latakia again, Homs, and
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Governorates in October. ;Turkey * 2020 Turkish wildfires


Europe

* 2020 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone wildfires, 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 ...
** 2020 Arizona wildfires, 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 mill ...
, United States ** 2020 Nevada wildfires, United States ** 2020 New Mexico wildfires, United States ** 2020 Utah wildfires, 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 wildfire season, 2020 Western United States wildfires. By September, wildfires had burned over 713,000 acres, 181 homes ...
, 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 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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