Wildfires spark calls for more EU funds
Demands for increased European Union funding are surging as an unprecedented wave of climate-fueled wildfires stretches emergency response systems to their absolute limits across the continent. Record-breaking heatwaves and extreme dry conditions have left fire weather in the EU 43% more severe than the 20-year average. This rapid escalation has triggered one of the largest evacuation operations in European history, displacing more than 300,000 people across France and Spain.
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