Europe Burns: A Fire Larger Than Paris in Four Days

📡 BBC World Service · 1 min read ·
Part of composite article Europe’s wildfires are getting worse. This year is on pace to break last year’s record—the most destructive fire season on the continent ever recorded. The main culprit? A combination of extreme heat, prolonged drought, and strong winds. These conditions, scientists say, are being amplified by climate change, turning normal summer fires into megafires that are harder to contain and faster to spread. In Spain and France, the blazes have already forced mass evacuations and destroyed thousands of hectares of land. The message from experts is clear: what once was a seasonal threat is now a year-round danger. View full article →
Europe Burns: A Fire Larger Than Paris in Four Days
A wildfire near Bordeaux, France, has consumed over 162 square miles (420 square kilometers) of land in less than four days. That area is larger than the city of Paris. Meanwhile, the Madrid region of Spain is battling its worst wildfires on record. Firefighters across Europe are struggling to contain the blazes as extreme heat and dry conditions fuel the flames.