{"id":1272969,"date":"2024-04-10T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1272969"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:23:05","slug":"117-fires-covering-over-5000ha-mapped-in-ireland-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/117-fires-covering-over-5000ha-mapped-in-ireland-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"117 fires covering over 5,000ha mapped in Ireland in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
117 fires were mapped in Ireland in 2023, covering over 5,000ha, which is slightly above recent years, according to a EU Commission report published today (Wednesday, April 10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2023<\/em> reveals that the peak of the fire activity in the country was in February when over 3,000ha was burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report, produced by the commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is based on data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) which maps wildfires in Europe and the adjacent regions since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n