Hot, arid weather and strong winds have continued to fuel wildfires in France, Spain and Italy, devastating huge swaths of land and forcing mass evacuations. As national emergencies are declared, the danger remains.
Climate change brings hotter temperatures, drier vegetation and longer heatwaves that turn fires that might have been manageable into disasters that overwhelm entire regions. Europe needs to stop treating these as exceptional summers. They’re becoming the new baseline.
Climate change brings hotter temperatures, drier vegetation and longer heatwaves that turn fires that might have been manageable into disasters that overwhelm entire regions. Europe needs to stop treating these as exceptional summers. They’re becoming the new baseline.