Last month saw the highest average sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, or the oceans free of seasonal sea ice, Copernicus said.
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Last month saw the highest average sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, or the oceans free of seasonal sea ice, Copernicus said.
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Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global average.
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Authorities warned the broader Athens region of Attica remained at a high risk for wildfires due to a forecast increase in temperatures.
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After weeks of fighting wildfires, France has managed to stop the spread of the blazes. Spain’s situation is improving but flames are still spreading while Greece struggles with multiple fires and high winds in different parts of the country.
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Europe has built advanced systems to detect wildfires and coordinate emergency response. Still, there is no common picture of who starts deliberate fires or why, as arson remains a fragmented national matter.
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The European Commission’s wildfire strategy, presented in March, has fallen short as Spain and France face large-scale evacuations and thousands of hectares have already burned. Meanwhile, EU countries have stalled progress on key forest-management rules.
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Wildfires are sweeping across Spain and France, leaving a trail of destroyed homes, scorched forests and mass evacuations. With temperatures expected to rise this week, other southern countries are at risk.
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