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Europe live: French firefighters warn it could take ‘weeks or months’ to extinguish wildfires
Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France Provisional data on wildfires in Spain shows that more than 170,000 hectares of forest land have been affected since the beginning of the year – a nearly sixfold increase on the almost 29,000 recorded in the same period in 2025. 35 major fires have been recorded so far, up from just 11 last year. Continue reading...
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Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France Provisional data on wildfires in Spain shows that more than 170,000 hectares of forest land have been affected since the beginning of the year – a nearly sixfold increase on the almost 29,000 recorded in the same period in 2025. 35 major fires have been recorded so far, up from just 11 last year. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Europe live: French firefighters warn it could take ‘weeks or months’ to extinguish wildfires, Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France Provisional data on wildfires in Spain shows that more than 170,000 hectares of forest land have been affected since the beginning of the year – a nearly sixfold increase on the almost 29,000 recorded in the same period in 2025. 35 major fires have been recorded so far, up from just 11 last year. Continue reading…
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