EU keeps firefighting planes on standby as France and Spain battle blazes

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France firestorm phenomenon: monster clouds that spawn lightning and new blazes

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said. Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own. The thundercloud also produced violent, erratic winds capable of driving the flames in new directions. The phenomenon, called a pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, is rare in Euro...

By Associated Press

Heat wave threatens to worsen France, Spain wildfires

A fresh spell of extreme heat, driven by climate change, is expected to intensify some of Europe's worst wildfires in decades, stretching firefighting resources.

Live: Massive wildfire near Bordeaux 'remains stable' after calm night, local authorities say

The megafire in France's southwest Gironde department near Bordeaux, which has burned through 42,000 hectares of forest since July 22, remained "stable" Tuesday morning after a calm night, according to the local prefecture. However, forecasts predict a rise in temperatures up to 33 to 35°C inland during the day, accompanied by a southeast wind, which could reignite the blaze. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

By FRANCE 24

Europe wildfires latest: Macron says France facing ‘most difficult time since WW2’ as 40C heatwave looms

Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week

By Stuti Mishra

France, Spain on edge as wildfires force 320,000 evacuations

By TOI WORLD DESK

French flee for their lives as ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires ravage homes

By Cameron Henderson

France and Spain race to contain wildfires ahead of fresh heatwave

Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favourable weather conditions to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighbouring Spain. They were racing against the clock as another heatwave is expected to hit both countries later this week in what has been […]

France, Spain race to curb wildfires

Fires hurting regional economies, testing Europe's capacity to respond

By Reuters