Europe Battles Deadly Heat as Wildfires Spread Across Several Countries

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Due to persistent drought and record high temperatures, large-scale forest fires are possible in France, the United Kingdom, and even here at home.

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Europe accelerates its fire-fighting plan after an unprecedented start of season due to extreme heat. Climate change has been a determining factor in the increase in the frequency and intensity of fires in Europe. Records show that average temperatures in several areas have reached record levels, with heat waves lasting weeks and prolonged droughts. These conditions favour the combustibility of forest masses, facilitating the rapid spread of fla…

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The fire that killed at least 12 people in Almería started in a ditch, by a broken cable of the electric line, Juanma Moreno explained.With winds of 50 kilometers per hour, the flames traveled 15 kilometers in two hours, faster than any evacuation protocol could absorb. Another 23 people are still not located. That fire, the deadliest of the season in Spain, is the most brutal face of something that has been happening in Western Europe since the…

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The El Tajo Neighborhood Association concentrated this Friday for the fifth consecutive year under a tree of the Polígono district of Toledo to denounce the lack of response of the City Council to the extreme heat and its deadly consequences for the population. The manifesto read in the act recalls that the month of June 2026 has been the most lethal by heat since there are records in Spain, with at least 1,028 deaths throughout the country and …

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High temperatures persist in European countries, notably in France and Italy, where the 3rd heat wave of recent weeks is recorded. Andalusia, in Spain, is facing a fire that has already caused more than ten deaths. Heat will affect, besides health, food and prices.