Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe
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- NYT World·1h agoNew Heat Wave Could Intensify Wildfires in France and Spain
Soaring temperatures in parts of France, Spain and Portugal could combine with dry conditions and strong winds to worsen the wildfire threat. It is the fourth heat wave to affect Europe since May.
Read at NYT World → - Indian Express World·1h agoEurope wildfires force 300,000 to flee as France, Spain battle massive blazesRead at Indian Express World →
- CNBC Top News·2h agoEurope wildfire in pictures: Gigantic fire cloud engulfing France, Spain regions
A rare wildfire spreading across France's Bordeaux region and has spread to Western Madrid is fire cloud that can generate its own thunderstorms.
Read at CNBC Top News → - Financial Times·2h agoFrance and Spain brace for more extreme heat as wildfires rage
Blazes ‘far from being under control’ as another heatwave approaches, says France’s civil security agency
Read at Financial Times → - ARY News PK·8h agoFrance, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires with more heat on the way
France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires with more heat on the way
Read at ARY News PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoFrance, Spain Fight Wildfires; Over 250,000 People Evacuated
The latest wildfires in southern Europe this week have displaced more than 250,000 people, including some 70,000 people who were evacuated in central Spain.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Channel 4 News·1d agoQuarter of a million people flee wildfires in Southern Europe
The French Interior Minister has warned of a “long and very difficult battle” against a fire raging in southwestern France. Spain has declared its first ever national emergency over a wildfire.
Read at Channel 4 News → - Bloomberg Markets·2d agoOver 250,000 People Flee Wildfires Ravaging France and Spain
More than 250,000 people fled towns and villages in Spain and France as uncontrolled wildfires moved ever closer to Madrid and Bordeaux, metropolitan areas that are home to more than 8 million people combined.
Read at Bloomberg Markets → - The West Australian·2d agoThousands flee fires in France, blazes merge in Spain
France and Spain have sought help from the European Union as major blazes - which scientist say were caused by climate change - strained emergency services.
Read at The West Australian → - Al Jazeera·2d agoSpanish police accuse tractor driver of sparking wildfire as blazes spread
The number of people forced to flee the heatwave-induced fires in Spain and France has now passed the 100,000 mark.
Read at Al Jazeera → - Scientific American·2d agoEurope's heat waves are killing thousands—and wringing its soils dry
The European continent is facing a dual reckoning this summer—extreme heat is killing thousands and draining its rivers, soils and reservoirs at a record pace
Read at Scientific American → - NYT Homepage·3d agoFaced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope
A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.
Read at NYT Homepage → - Scroll.in India·4d agoFrance recorded over 5,700 excess deaths in June due to heatwave, say authorities
The country’s health agency described the excess mortality among persons aged 15 years and above as ‘unprecedented’.
Read at Scroll.in India → - NZ Herald World·4d agoWildfires ravage parts of southern France, Italy and Spain
More than 6000 workers are fighting 50 fires still burning across Sicily.
Read at NZ Herald World → - Times of India Top·4d agoWildfires sweep Sicily as Europe battles extreme heat and soaring fire riskRead at Times of India Top →
- Otago Daily Times·4d agoSpain, France battle deadly wildfires as intense heat grips Europe againRead at Otago Daily Times →
- Independent World·4d agoFrance recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heatwave
France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, according to the public health agency
Read at Independent World → - Irish Examiner World·4d agoFrance recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures
Read at Irish Examiner World → - Guardian World·4d agoFrance records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave
Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during its June heatwave, authorities have said, as swathes of southern Europe continue to endure another record-breaking…
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