Firefighters across southerly Europe and northerly Africa have been battle acute wildfire this hebdomad as areas across the region have experienced record - set temperature spike .
wildfire have crop up in Spain , Portugal , Greece , France , Turkey , and Morocco over the past workweek , forcing thousands of the great unwashed to empty and put down thousands of estate of woods along with homes and construction . The unusually vivid ( and betimes ) beginning of the European fire time of year comes after the continent experienced a hot and very wry saltation , and while the neighborhood is presently experiencing extreme heatwaves for the 2nd time this summertime .
“ The [ European ] heatwave has been made more probable due to climate alteration , ” Mark McCarthy at the UK Met Officetoldthe Financial Times .
A firefighter battles a blaze in Zaton, Croatia, on Wednesday, 14 March 2025.Photo: AP Photo (AP)
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