October 2026 – Week 4
In this week’s live blog live updates, we are focusing on the intensification of wildfires around the world. From late autumn wildfire intensification in California to the most severe wildfire season in Indonesia.
In California we will look at how the spread of wildfires will impact the crucial midterm elections where the most populous state in the US will elect it’s next governor as well as all of its delegates to the US House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the US Congress.
We bring you the most significant developments on wildfire data from around the world combined with the latest data.
Below we take you through the agenda for this week.
Late 2026 wildfire intensifications
In our October 2026 week 34live blog, the latest wildfire updates comes in the wake of record heat across many countries around the world, with the extreme heat and the active wildfire seasons continue to expand late into the year.
In conjunction with these updates you can catch up with our latest wildfire data that is published on our Global Wildfire Monitor, part of our wider data portal at climate, energy and sustainability focused.
Key developments we are tracking this week:
- New extreme October wildfires in California
- Indonesia’s most severe wildfire season to data
- Congo Basin and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Brazil and the Amazon Basin
The live blog is updated throughout the week as major developments unfold, bringing together the stories, data and announcements shaping the global climate and energy landscape.
Last week’s live blog can be found here.
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