Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost
•Record wildfires in Europe have devastated large areas, with France losing 28,000 hectares and Spain 50,000 hectares by July 1.
•Scientists emphasize the need for improved land management and a reduction in greenhouse gases to address the ongoing crisis.
•The rapid transition from floods to wildfires highlights the increasing unpredictability of climate-related disasters in the region.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldScientists call for better land management alongside reduction in greenhouse gases causing the crisis
When storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields and sending water spurting from plug sockets, few people were fretting about fires.
But just four months later, the murky brown floods that swamped towns and fouled homes across western Europe have given way to angry red blazes and choking black smoke. Rampant wildfires burned 28,000 hectares (69,160 acres) in France and 50,000 hectares in Spain as of 1 July, more than double the average for that time of year, and more land has been charred by bigger fires in the week since.
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→Record wildfires in Europe have devastated large areas, with France losing 28,000 hectares and Spain 50,000 hectares by July 1.
→Scientists emphasize the need for improved land management and a reduction in greenhouse gases to address the ongoing crisis.
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