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Jul 26, 2022 · A blaze in northern Tenerife continued but had stopped spreading while several smaller fires continued across Spain. The Czech fire service was inundated with calls about the drift of smoke and ...
Jul 26, 2022 · A blaze in northern Tenerife continued but had stopped spreading while several smaller fires continued across Spain. The Czech fire service was inundated with calls about the drift of smoke and ...
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Wildfires are spreading across Europe as the combination of heatwaves and droughts are making it hard to combat the blazes in some regions.On Wednesday, emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations. Temperatures cooled in France and the United Kingdom but firefighters continue battling w...On Thursday, the European Forest Fire Information System said 19 countries were in “extreme danger” from the wildfires, while Spain, Portugal and France were at “very extreme danger”.In southwestern Slovenia, a severe wildfirewas reported on Thursday in Kostanjevica na Krasu, a very dry and windy area.Wildfires have been raging in Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and France.Greece: A wildfire in mountains near Athens, forced hundreds of people to flee; however, authorities said it was later brought under control.The wildfire broke out on Tuesday some 27km (16 miles) north of the capital and spread quickly to nearby urban districts, including Penteli and Anthousa.Despite taming the fire, some 485 firefighters, 120 fire engines and almost 20 aircraft remained to minimise the risk of flare-ups.Climate changeincreases hot and dry conditions that help fires spread faster, burn longer and rage more intensely.In the Mediterranean, that has contributed to the fire season starting earlier and burning more land.Last year, more than half a million hectares (1.2 million acres) burned in the European Union, making it the bloc’s second-worst forest fire season on record after 2017.Hotter weather also saps moisture from vegetation, turning it into dry fuel that helps fires to spread.Morocco: Several fires started eruptingon July 13 in the provinces of Larache, Ouezzane and Tetouan.Nearly 1,618 hectares (4,000 acres) of forest were consumed by the flames, which damaged many homes, and killed one person.The fires forced 1,100 people to flee 15 villages in Larache, while 645 residents were evacuated from Taza and Tetouan.United States: In Texas, at least 21 homes were destroyed by wildfires, with the Forest Service saying that 99 percent of the state was experiencing some level of drought on Wednesday.Jul 19, 2023 · AFP. Soaring temperatures are threatening lives and homes, livelihoods and tourism as a heatwave grips Southern Europe, officials have said. Wildfires were nearing residential areas on the outskirts of Athens in Greece on Wednesday, as firefighters worked to prevent the flames from reaching coastal oil refineries. Air water drops resumed at dawn.
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Jul 26, 2022 · The fire on the German border in a popular tourist area sent smoke drifting across the Czech Republic, including to the capital Prague located some 130 miles (209 km) away, Prague and regional ...
Europe is burning: Four explanations. Stuart Braun. 08/06/2021. Barely halfway through summer, the area burned by wildfires raging through the Balkans, Italy and the southeastern Mediterranean has ...
Jul 20, 2022 · Hundreds of millions of people around the world were sweltering in extreme heat on Wednesday, as record-breaking heat waves set swathes of Europe’s countryside on fire, scorched the US and put ...
