US EditionClimate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds
- A new study released on August 28, 2025, found that wildfires in Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus this summer burned more fiercely due to climate change.
- The fires followed a summer of back-to-back days above 40 degrees Celsius with bone-dry vegetation and gale-force winds intensified by reduced winter rainfall.
- The study by 28 scientists in the World Weather Attribution group linked climate change to 22% more intense hot, dry, and windy conditions that fanned the wildfires.
- The wildfires resulted in 20 fatalities, led to the evacuation of over 80,000 individuals, consumed more than one million hectares, and challenged firefighters as they faced unprecedented wildfire conditions linked to 1.3°C of warming.
- Researchers warned that without rapid fossil fuel transitions, warming could reach 3°C this century, making such extreme wildfires more frequent and intense.
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Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Hundreds of wildfires across Europe have burned at least 1 million hectares, or around 2.5 million acres, since the start of the year. That’s made 2025 the worst year for the continent since official wildfire records began in 2006. In Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus, which saw deadly fires peaking since June, weather conditions that drove […]
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Climate change made deadly wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus more fierce, study finds
A new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely.
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