[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news:world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026":3},{"meta":4,"markdown":62,"quiz":63},{"type":5,"articleId":6,"slug":7,"title":8,"titleEn":9,"category":10,"summary":11,"publishedAt":12,"vocabulary":13,"quizId":61},"news","news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026","world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026","世界の火災被害が過去最大水準、エルニーニョでさらに悪化の懸念","Global Fire Damage Hits Record Levels as El Nino Threat Builds","world-environment","Reuters reported on May 12, 2026 that fires from January to April burned more than 150 million hectares worldwide, about 20% above the previous record, according to World Weather Attribution data. Scientists also warned that a likely El Nino starting in May could combine with climate change to raise the risk of severe heat, drought and damaging fires later this year.\n","2026-05-12T00:00:00Z",[14,19,24,28,32,36,41,45,49,53,57],{"word":15,"reading":16,"meaning":17,"level":18},"火災","かさい","fire","N2",{"word":20,"reading":21,"meaning":22,"level":23},"被害","ひがい","damage","N3",{"word":25,"reading":26,"meaning":27,"level":18},"記録的","きろくてき","record-breaking",{"word":29,"reading":30,"meaning":31,"level":18},"気候変動","きこうへんどう","climate change",{"word":33,"reading":34,"meaning":35,"level":23},"研究者","けんきゅうしゃ","researcher",{"word":37,"reading":38,"meaning":39,"level":40},"干ばつ","かんばつ","drought","N1",{"word":42,"reading":43,"meaning":44,"level":40},"草地","そうち","grassland",{"word":46,"reading":47,"meaning":48,"level":18},"燃料","ねんりょう","fuel",{"word":50,"reading":51,"meaning":52,"level":18},"猛暑","もうしょ","intense heat",{"word":54,"reading":55,"meaning":56,"level":40},"海面水温","かいめんすいおん","sea-surface temperature",{"word":58,"reading":59,"meaning":60,"level":18},"極端","きょくたん","extreme","news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz","\n::para\n[世界]{せかい:world:N4}で[今年]{ことし:this year:N5}の[火災]{かさい:fires:N1}による[被害]{ひがい:damage:N2}が[記録的]{きろくてき:record-breaking:N2}な[規模]{きぼ:scale:N1}になっていると、[研究者]{けんきゅうしゃ:researchers:N4}が[5月12日]{ごがつじゅうににち:May 12:N5}に[警告]{けいこく:warned:N3}したと[報じられました]{ほうじられました:was reported:N3}。\n\n#en\nIt was reported that researchers warned on May 12 that damage from fires around the world this year has reached a record-breaking scale.\n::\n\n::heading\n[焼失]{しょうしつ:Burned:N2}[面積]{めんせき:Area:N3}が[過去]{かこ:Previous:N3}の[記録]{きろく:record:N2}を[上回る]{うわまわる:exceed:N3}\n\n#en\nBurned Area Exceeds the Previous Record\n::\n\n::para\n[世界気象帰属]{せかいきしょうきぞく:World Weather Attribution:N1}の[データ]{でーた:data}によると、[1月]{いちがつ:January:N5}から[4月]{しがつ:April:N5}までに[世界]{せかい:world:N4}で[1億5000万]{いちおくごせんまん:150 million:N2}[ヘクタール]{へくたーる:hectares}を[超える]{こえる:more than:N2}[土地]{とち:land:N4}が[焼けた]{やけた:burned:N2}とされ、これは[前回]{ぜんかい:previous:N3}の[記録]{きろく:record:N2}より[約]{やく:about:N3}20%[多い]{おおい:higher:N4}とされています。\n\n#en\nAccording to data from World Weather Attribution, more than 150 million hectares of land around the world reportedly burned from January through April, about 20% more than the previous record.\n::\n\n::heading\n[気候変動]{きこうへんどう:Climate Change:N3}と[干ばつ]{かんばつ:Drought:N2}の[重なり]{かさなり:Overlap:N4}\n\n#en\nClimate Change and Drought Combined\n::\n\n::para\n[研究者]{けんきゅうしゃ:Researchers:N4}は、[気候変動]{きこうへんどう:climate change:N3}による[気温]{きおん:temperature:N2}の[上昇]{じょうしょう:rise:N2}が[広い]{ひろい:widespread:N4}[干ばつ]{かんばつ:drought:N2}と[火災]{かさい:fires:N1}を[招いた]{まねいた:brought about:N3}うえ、[今年]{ことし:this year:N5}は[強い]{つよい:strong:N4}[エルニーニョ]{えるにーにょ:El Nino}の[影響]{えいきょう:effect:N1}が[重なる]{かさなる:overlap:N4}ことで、[状況]{じょうきょう:situation:N2}がさらに[悪化]{あっか:worsen:N3}する[恐れ]{おそれ:risk:N3}があると[見ています]{みています:see:N5}。\n\n#en\nResearchers see a risk that rising temperatures linked to climate change have already brought widespread drought and fires, and that conditions could worsen further this year if a strong El Nino effect overlaps with them.\n::\n\n::heading\n[アフリカ]{あふりか:Africa}で[特]{とく:special:N4}に[大きい]{おおきい:large:N5}[被害]{ひがい:Damage:N2}\n\n#en\nParticularly Large Damage in Africa\n::\n\n::para\n[アフリカ]{あふりか:Africa}では、[今年]{ことし:this year:N5}ここまでに[8500万]{はっせんごひゃくまん:85 million:N5}[ヘクタール]{へくたーる:hectares}の[土地]{とち:land:N4}が[焼失]{しょうしつ:burned:N2}したとされ、[前回]{ぜんかい:previous:N3}の[記録]{きろく:record:N2}だった[6900万]{ろくせんきゅうひゃくまん:69 million:N5}ヘクタールを23%[上回った]{うわまわった:exceeded:N3}と[報じられています]{ほうじられています:is being reported:N3}。\n\n#en\nIn Africa, 85 million hectares of land are reported to have burned so far this year, 23% above the previous record of 69 million hectares.\n::\n\n::heading\n[雨季]{うき:Rainy Season:N2}の[草地]{そうち:Grassland:N3}が[燃料]{ねんりょう:Fuel:N2}に\n\n#en\nRainy-Season Grassland Became Fuel\n::\n\n::para\n[研究者]{けんきゅうしゃ:Researchers:N4}によると、[前]{まえ:previous:N5}の[生育期]{せいいくき:growing season:N3}に[雨]{あめ:rain:N5}が[多かった]{おおかった:was abundant:N4}ため、[草地]{そうち:grassland:N3}に[草]{くさ:grass:N3}が[増え]{ふえ:increased:N3}、その[後]{あと:afterward:N5}に[極端]{きょくたん:extreme:N1}に[乾いた]{かわいた:dry:N2}[状態]{じょうたい:conditions:N1}へ[急変]{きゅうへん:sudden shift:N3}したことで、[サバンナ]{さばんな:savannah}の[火災]{かさい:fires:N1}を[強める]{つよめる:intensify:N4}[燃料]{ねんりょう:fuel:N2}になったとされています。\n\n#en\nAccording to the researchers, abundant rain in the previous growing season increased the amount of grassland vegetation, and a sudden shift to extremely dry conditions reportedly turned that growth into fuel that intensified savannah fires.\n::\n\n::heading\n[アジア]{あじあ:Asia}でも[2014年]{にせんじゅうよねん:2014:N5}を[超える]{こえる:Exceeding:N2}ペース\n\n#en\nAsia Is Also Running Above the 2014 Pace\n::\n\n::para\n[アジア]{あじあ:Asia}でも、[今年]{ことし:this year:N5}の[火災]{かさい:fires:N1}による[焼失]{しょうしつ:burned:N2}[面積]{めんせき:area:N3}は[4400万]{よんせんよんひゃくまん:44 million:N5}ヘクタールに[達した]{たっした:reached:N3}とされ、[2014年]{にせんじゅうよねん:2014:N5}の[記録年]{きろくねん:record year:N2}を[約]{やく:about:N3}40%[上回る]{うわまわる:exceed:N3}ペースだと[伝えられています]{つたえられています:is being reported:N3}。\n\n#en\nIn Asia as well, burned area from fires this year reportedly reached 44 million hectares, running about 40% above the pace of the 2014 record year.\n::\n\n::callout\n[特]{とく:especially:N4}に[被害]{ひがい:damage:N2}が[大きい]{おおきい:large:N5}のは、[インド]{いんど:India}、[ミャンマー]{みゃんまー:Myanmar}、[タイ]{たい:Thailand}、[ラオス]{らおす:Laos}、[中国]{ちゅうごく:China:N5}などだとされています。\n\n#en\nThe countries said to be among the worst hit include India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China.\n::\n\n::heading\n[エルニーニョ]{えるにーにょ:El Nino}は5月に[始まる]{はじまる:Begin:N4}[見通]{みとお:Outlook:N4}し\n\n#en\nEl Nino Is Expected to Begin in May\n::\n\n::para\n[世界気象機関]{せかいきしょうきかん:World Meteorological Organization:N2}は[先月]{せんげつ:last month:N5}、[太平洋]{たいへいよう:Pacific Ocean:N3}の[海面水温]{かいめんすいおん:sea-surface temperatures:N2}の[上昇]{じょうしょう:rise:N2}により、[エルニーニョ]{えるにーにょ:El Nino}[現象]{げんしょう:phenomenon:N2}が5月に[始まる]{はじまる:begin:N4}[可能性]{かのうせい:possibility:N3}が[高い]{たかい:high:N5}と[示しました]{しめしました:indicated:N3}。この[現象]{げんしょう:phenomenon:N2}は、[一部]{いちぶ:some:N3}[地域]{ちいき:regions:N2}で[洪水]{こうずい:flooding:N1}を、[別]{べつ:other:N4}の[地域]{ちいき:regions:N2}で[干ばつ]{かんばつ:drought:N2}を[強める]{つよめる:intensify:N4}とされています。\n\n#en\nLast month, the World Meteorological Organization indicated that rising Pacific sea-surface temperatures make it likely that El Nino conditions will begin in May. The pattern is said to intensify flooding in some regions and drought in others.\n::\n\n::heading\n[猛暑]{もうしょ:Intense Heat:N1}と[山火事]{やまかじ:Wildfire:N4}の[危険]{きけん:Risk:N3}\n\n#en\nThe Risk of Extreme Heat and Wildfires\n::\n\n::para\n[研究者]{けんきゅうしゃ:Researchers:N4}は、[オーストラリア]{おーすとらりあ:Australia}、[カナダ]{かなだ:Canada}、[アメリカ]{あめりか:United States}、[アマゾン]{あまぞん:Amazon}などで、[今年後半]{ことしこうはん:later this year:N5}に[猛暑]{もうしょ:intense heat:N1}と[深刻]{しんこく:severe:N3}な[干ばつ]{かんばつ:drought:N2}、それに[有害]{ゆうがい:harmful:N3}な[山火事]{やまかじ:wildfires:N4}の[危険]{きけん:risk:N3}が[高まる]{たかまる:rise:N5}と[警告]{けいこく:warned:N3}しています。\n\n#en\nResearchers warn that later this year the risk of extreme heat, severe drought and harmful wildfires could rise in places such as Australia, Canada, the United States and the Amazon.\n::\n\n::callout\n[強い]{つよい:strong:N4}[エルニーニョ]{えるにーにょ:El Nino}が[発達]{はったつ:develop:N3}した[場合]{ばあい:if:N3}, [近年]{きんねん:recent years:N4}で[最悪級]{さいあくきゅう:among the worst:N1}の[火災]{かさい:fire:N1}[年]{ねん:year:N5}になる[可能性]{かのうせい:possibility:N3}があると[専門家]{せんもんか:experts:N2}は[見ています]{みています:see:N5}。\n\n#en\nExperts see a possibility that, if a strong El Nino develops, this year could become one of the worst fire years in recent history.\n::\n\n::heading\n[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}の[読者]{どくしゃ:Readers:N4}にとってのポイント\n\n#en\nWhy This Matters for Japanese Readers\n::\n\n::para\n[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}でも[岩手県]{いわてけん:Iwate Prefecture:N2}などで[山火事]{やまかじ:wildfires:N4}が[続いた]{つづいた:continued:N3}と[報じられており]{ほうじられており:has been reported:N3}、[高温]{こうおん:high temperatures:N2}と[乾燥]{かんそう:dryness:N2}が[重なる]{かさなる:overlap:N4}と[火災]{かさい:fire:N1}の[危険]{きけん:risk:N3}が[急に]{きゅうに:suddenly:N4}[高まる]{たかまる:rise:N5}ことが[改めて]{あらためて:once again:N2}[意識]{いしき:recognized:N3}された[形]{かたち:form:N3}です。[海外]{かいがい:overseas:N4}の[異常気象]{いじょうきしょう:extreme weather:N1}も、[防災]{ぼうさい:disaster prevention:N1}や[食料]{しょくりょう:food:N4}[供給]{きょうきゅう:supply:N3}への[影響]{えいきょう:impact:N1}を[通じて]{つうじて:through:N4}、[日本]{にほん:Japan:N5}と[無関係]{むかんけい:unrelated:N3}ではないと[見られています]{みられています:is seen:N5}。\n\n#en\nWildfires have also been reported in places such as Iwate Prefecture in Japan, reminding readers that fire risk can rise quickly when high temperatures and dry conditions overlap. Extreme weather overseas is also seen as relevant to Japan through its effects on disaster preparedness and food supply.\n::\n",{"id":61,"title":64,"titleEn":65,"topicPath":5,"questions":66},"世界の火災被害が過去最大水準 確認テスト","Global Fire Damage Hits Record Levels Confirmation Test",[67,95,119,143,166],{"id":68,"articleId":6,"question":69,"options":72,"correctLabel":82,"explanation":89,"tags":92},"news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz-q01",{"en":70,"jp":71},"According to the article, how much land burned worldwide from January to April?","記事によると、1月から4月までに世界で焼けた土地はどのくらいか。",[73,77,81,85],{"label":74,"jp":75,"en":76},"ア","150万ヘクタール以上","More than 1.5 million hectares",{"label":78,"jp":79,"en":80},"イ","1500万ヘクタール以上","More than 15 million hectares",{"label":82,"jp":83,"en":84},"ウ","1億5000万ヘクタール以上","More than 150 million hectares",{"label":86,"jp":87,"en":88},"エ","15億ヘクタール以上","More than 1.5 billion hectares",{"en":90,"jp":91},"The article says that more than 150 million hectares of land burned worldwide from January through April.","記事は、1月から4月までに世界で1億5000万ヘクタールを超える土地が焼けたと伝えている。",[93,94],"numbers","comprehension",{"id":96,"articleId":6,"question":97,"options":100,"correctLabel":78,"explanation":113,"tags":116},"news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz-q02",{"en":98,"jp":99},"What explanation does the article give for the expansion of fires in Africa?","アフリカで火災が拡大した背景として記事が挙げた説明はどれか。",[101,104,107,110],{"label":74,"jp":102,"en":103},"雪解け水で森林が弱ったため","Because snowmelt weakened forests",{"label":78,"jp":105,"en":106},"多雨で増えた草が、その後の乾燥で燃料になったため","Because grass boosted by heavy rain later became fuel in dry conditions",{"label":82,"jp":108,"en":109},"火山灰が広い範囲に積もったため","Because volcanic ash covered a wide area",{"label":86,"jp":111,"en":112},"農地開発が急に止まったため","Because farmland development suddenly stopped",{"en":114,"jp":115},"The article explains that abundant rain in the previous growing season increased grass, which later became fuel under extremely dry conditions.","記事では、前の生育期の多雨で草が増え、その後の極端な乾燥でサバンナ火災の燃料になったと説明している。",[117,118],"cause","africa",{"id":120,"articleId":6,"question":121,"options":124,"correctLabel":86,"explanation":137,"tags":140},"news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz-q03",{"en":122,"jp":123},"Which country is not listed in the article as among the worst hit in Asia?","アジアで特に被害が大きい国として本文に含まれていないものはどれか。",[125,128,131,134],{"label":74,"jp":126,"en":127},"インド","India",{"label":78,"jp":129,"en":130},"ラオス","Laos",{"label":82,"jp":132,"en":133},"中国","China",{"label":86,"jp":135,"en":136},"韓国","South Korea",{"en":138,"jp":139},"The article names India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and China; South Korea is not included.","本文ではインド、ミャンマー、タイ、ラオス、中国が挙げられており、韓国は含まれていない。",[141,142],"asia","detail",{"id":144,"articleId":6,"question":145,"options":148,"correctLabel":78,"explanation":161,"tags":164},"news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz-q04",{"en":146,"jp":147},"What does the article say the World Meteorological Organization indicated about El Nino?","世界気象機関は、エルニーニョについて何を示したと記事は述べているか。",[149,152,155,158],{"label":74,"jp":150,"en":151},"2027年まで発生しない見通しだ","It is not expected until 2027",{"label":78,"jp":153,"en":154},"5月に始まる可能性が高い","It is likely to begin in May",{"label":82,"jp":156,"en":157},"海面水温とは無関係だ","It is unrelated to sea-surface temperatures",{"label":86,"jp":159,"en":160},"洪水の危険だけを高める","It only raises flood risk",{"en":162,"jp":163},"The article says the WMO indicated that, with rising sea-surface temperatures, El Nino is likely to begin in May.","記事は、海面水温の上昇を背景にエルニーニョが5月に始まる可能性が高いとWMOが示したと伝えている。",[165,94],"el-nino",{"id":167,"articleId":6,"question":168,"options":171,"correctLabel":78,"explanation":184,"tags":187},"news-world-global-fire-outbreaks-el-nino-2026-quiz-q05",{"en":169,"jp":170},"Which option is closest to the article's main message?","記事全体の主なメッセージとして最も近いものはどれか。",[172,175,178,181],{"label":74,"jp":173,"en":174},"世界の火災は落ち着いており、今後は減る見通しだ","Global fires are settling down and are expected to decrease",{"label":78,"jp":176,"en":177},"火災被害はすでに記録的で、エルニーニョが加わるとさらに悪化する恐れがある","Fire damage is already record-breaking, and El Nino could make it worse",{"label":82,"jp":179,"en":180},"火災はアフリカだけの問題で、アジアには広がっていない","Fires are only an African problem and have not spread in Asia",{"label":86,"jp":182,"en":183},"被害は大きいが、日本には全く関係がない","The damage is large, but it has no relevance to Japan",{"en":185,"jp":186},"The article says global fire damage is already at record levels and could become more severe if a strong El Nino develops.","記事は、すでに世界の火災被害が過去最大水準にあり、今後は強いエルニーニョが重なるとさらに深刻化する恐れがあると伝えている。",[188,189],"main-idea","climate"]