Editing 2020s (section)

====Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires====
{{Main|Category:2020s wildfires}}
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! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Region
! Description
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| [[2018–2021 Southern African drought]]
| October 2018 – October 2021
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| An ongoing period of [[drought]] began in the country of South Africa in late October 2018 and continued into early 2021, negatively affecting [[food security]] in the region.
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| [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season]]
| {{dts|June 2019}} – {{dts|May 2020}}
| {{flag|Australia}}
| Unusually intense [[bushfires]] in [[Australia]] continued into 2020, having started in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leister |first1=Eric |title='Apocalyptic' fires turn day into night as thousands evacuate in Australia |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/apocalyptic-fires-turn-day-into-night-as-thousands-evacuate-in-australia/653764 |work=AccuWeather |date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101003224/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/apocalyptic-fires-turn-day-into-night-as-thousands-evacuate-in-australia/653764 |archive-date=1 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[2020 Western United States wildfire season|2020 Western U.S. Wildfires]]
|March – December 2020
| {{flag|United States}}
|Record-breaking [[wildfires]] began in several Western American states.
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|[[2020 Córdoba wildfires|2020 Argentine wildfires]] ([[2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires|Delta del Paraná]])
|July 2020 – October 2020
| {{flag|Argentina}}
|Sudden wildfires started in [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]] and extended into several Northern provinces.
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|[[2021 heat waves#Eurasia|2021 Russian heatwave]]
|May – June 2021
| {{flag|Russia}}
|Parts of Russia and eastern Europe were hit by a record-breaking [[heat wave]] in May and June 2021, with temperatures in the Arctic Circle above 30&nbsp;°C and the highest temperatures recorded in [[Moscow]] and [[St. Petersburg]].
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|[[2021 Western North America heat wave]]
|June – July 2021
|{{flag|United States}}<br>{{flag|Canada}}
|Extreme temperatures caused by a prolonged [[heat dome]] over western Canada and the western United States killed over 613 people including over 480 people in British Columbia alone. The village of [[Lytton, British Columbia]], which recorded the highest temperatures in Canada, was destroyed by a [[Lytton wildfire|large wildfire]] as over 200 other ones devastated wide areas of the province. Wildfires in parts of the western coastal states of the US such as [[2021 Washington wildfires|Washington]], [[2021 Oregon wildfires|Oregon]] and [[2021 California wildfires|California]] were also greatly worsened by the heatwave.
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|[[2021 Turkey wildfires]]
|July – August 2021
| {{flag|Turkey}}
|Over a hundred wildfires began in the [[Mediterranean Region]] of the [[forest in Turkey]], the worst in the country for at least a decade. The wildfires started in [[Manavgat, Antalya]] on 28 July 2021, with the temperature around {{convert|37|°C|°F|abbr=on}}.
|-
|[[2020–2023 North American drought]]
|August 2020 – October 2023
|{{flag|United States}}<br>{{flag|Canada}}<br>{{flag|Mexico}}
|Drought developed in the [[Western United States|Western]], [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] United States in the summer of 2020. Over the course of 2021, conditions improved in the Northeast but worsened in the Western US. As of June 2021, 97% of the region was facing abnormally dry conditions. By August 2021, parts of the upper Midwestern US were experiencing some of the worst drought spells since the 1980s. Drought also affected a wide area of Mexico as of 2021, as well as the [[prairies]] of Canada.
|-
|[[2022 European heat waves]]
|June – September 2022
| {{flag|European Union}}
|From mid-June through most of the summer, heat waves affected most of Europe, with western and central Europe the worst hit. Temperatures in excess of {{Cvt|40|C}} were recorded in places, breaking records. Over 24,000 deaths were attributed to the event, most in France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Portugal. The heat waves contributed to wildfires and drought also seen in Europe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=Climate change: Europe's warm summer shatters records |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62833937 |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328055204/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62833937 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires]]
|May – September 2022
| {{flag|European Union}}<br>{{flag|Algeria}}<br>{{flag|Morocco}}<br>{{flag|Tunisia}}
|Wildfires across Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=Forest fires rage across Europe as heatwave sends temperatures soaring |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/forest-fires-rage-across-europe-as-heatwave-sends-temperatures-soaring |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717105026/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/forest-fires-rage-across-europe-as-heatwave-sends-temperatures-soaring |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 European drought]]
|July – September 2022
| {{flag|European Union}}
|Europe's worst drought year in 500 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europe's drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns |url=https://news.sky.com/story/europes-drought-on-course-to-be-worst-for-500-years-european-commission-researcher-warns-12669153 |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=Sky News |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809205152/https://news.sky.com/story/europes-drought-on-course-to-be-worst-for-500-years-european-commission-researcher-warns-12669153 |url-status=live}}</ref> A report from the Global Drought Observatory confirmed this.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-23 |title=Europe's drought the worst in 500 years – report |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62648912 |access-date=2022-08-24 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905095314/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62648912 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2023 Canadian wildfires]]
|March – November 2023
| {{flag|Canada}}
|The 2023 wildfire season is the worst wildfire season in [[Canada]]'s modern history.
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|[[2023 Hawaii wildfires]]
|8 – 16 August 2023
| {{flag|United States}}
|Wind-driven fires caused widespread damage on the island of [[Maui]], and killed at least 111 people in the town of [[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lāhainā]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Maui wildfire miracle with 60 survivors found in single home as death toll hits 111 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/maui-fires-update-cause-death-toll-travel-advisory-b2394447.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=The Independent |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817091643/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/maui-fires-update-cause-death-toll-travel-advisory-b2394447.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2023 Greece wildfires]]
|17 July – 9 September 2023
| {{flag|Greece}}
|Over 80 fires in Greece led to the deaths of at least 28 and the evacuation of 20,000 people.
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|[[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|2025 Southern California wildfires]]
|7 – 31 January 2025
| {{flag|United States}}
|Wildfires have affected [[Greater Los Angeles]] and surrounding regions.
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|[[Ōfunato wildfire]]
|26 February – 10 March 2025
| {{flag|Japan}}
|Wildfires have affected [[Iwate Prefecture]] and surrounding regions.
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|[[2025 South Korea wildfires]]
|21 March 2025 – 
| {{flag|South Korea}}
|Wildfires have affected central and southern locations, it has been worst wildfires in history.
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|2025 Northeast Thailand wildfires
|26 March 2025 – 
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|Wildfires have affected [[Isan]] regional provinces such as [[Udon Thani province|Udon Thani]], [[Nong Bua Lamphu province|Nong Bua Lamphu]], [[Kalasin province|Kalasin]], and [[Khon Kaen province]]s.
|-
|[[2025 Israel fires]]
|30 April – 3 May 2025
| {{flag|Israel}}
|Wildfires have affected around [[Jerusalem]], in at least 100 different locations through the [[Judean Mountains]] area.
|}