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Climate Change Fuels Europe’s Wildfires | Tulsa News
Scientists confirm human-caused climate change dramatically increased the risk of catastrophic wildfires in Spain and France, with conditions in Spain made 20 times more likely and in France doubled — all while fires raged. Over the past 26 years, warming has tripled extreme fire risk in Spain and raised it 40% in France, as days with fire-prone weather in Southern Europe have more than doubled. Researchers analyzed temperature, drought, humidity, and wind, linking the disaster to a wet start followed by severe dryness and unmanaged vegetation. Though not yet peer-reviewed, the methods are…
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