Europe’s wildfire crisis is growing while its firefighting forces are shrinking

A historically hot summer on the planet’s fastest-warming continent has contributed to thousands of deaths and heightened the risk of wildfires across Europe. High temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have fuelled a surge in wildfires, with blazes forcing thousands of people to evacuate in Croatia, France, Germany, Greece and Spain. Firefighters in France continued battling several […]

By Theodosis Pipis