WorldEurope’s wildfires grow more extreme as the climate crisis intensifies
Wildfires have long been a feature of Europe, but they are becoming increasingly extreme as the climate crisis tightens its grip. Firefighters in France and Spain are working to contain blazes that are described as more ferocious than those they have faced before. The fires are also behaving in increasingly erratic ways, making them harder to tame. The unfolding situation highlights the growing severity of wildfire conditions across parts of Europe.
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Europe’s wildfires grow more extreme as the climate crisis intensifies