Record heatwaves drive devastating wildfires across Europe
Severe heatwaves have fueled massive wildfires across Europe, destroying roughly 500,000 hectares and prompting thousands of evacuations.
- Wildfires have burned around 500,000 hectares across Europe
- Thousands of residents have been forced to flee due to record heat-driven fires
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Wildfires rage across Europe as heatwaves drive record temperatures
- The Guardian — ‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires
- France 24 — Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
- The Independent — Europe on fire as record-breaking temperatures hit continent
- France 24 — Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer
- France 24 — Global sea temperature reach 21 degrees amid heatwaves
- Sky News — Skies turn red as wildfires burn across Europe - with thousands of people evacuated
- Al Jazeera — Europe swelters in latest wave of extreme heat
- Phys.org — Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat