Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards
Bordeaux vineyard fires
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- BBC World·1h agoFrance fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames
Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations in the Gironde region.
Read at BBC World → - Irish Times World·3h agoWildfires contained near Bordeaux and Madrid but threat to increase again as temperatures rise
Some areas could see temperatures of 42 degrees or higher
Read at Irish Times World → - Irish Examiner World·10h agoFire crews keep blazes near Bordeaux under control as heatwave picks up
After battling the fire for a week, fire crews with the support of European peers have managed to contain the blaze. However, another heatwave, the fourth so far this summer, is set to make conditions more volatile in the coming hours
Read at Irish Examiner World → - Irish Independent World·13h agoPeople evacuating their homes in Bordeaux as French wildfires force 220,000 to flee – ‘the air is unbreathable’
Temperatures to reach 37C this week, with heatwave conditions returning
Read at Irish Independent World → - NZ Herald Business·15h agoAs fires menace Bordeaux, winemakers see another blow to their livelihood
New York Times: One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near Bordeaux.
Read at NZ Herald Business → - Brisbane Times·16h ago‘Doing their best to survive’: Inside Bordeaux’s wildfire refugee centre
As fires burn out of control and temperatures threaten to hit 39 degrees, thousands have sought shelter as part of the biggest evacuation of its kind in France since World War II.
Read at Brisbane Times → - NYT World·1d agoFire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.
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