63 h. ago ‘A common enemy beyond ideologies’: Spain’s PM announces plan to tackle climate crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning that “if we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener”.Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza, and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed that immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Apocalyptic Cyprus wildfires which burned two people alive and reduced luxury villas to ash was 'caused by a cigarette'

One of Cyprus's most devastating wildfires in recent memory was caused by a cigarette discarded by the side of a mountain road, a report by US experts has said.

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment tourists run from 'Satan's Storm' as Spain beaches evacuated

The 'Satan's Storm' weather phenomenon caused near-hurricane force winds and pushed temperatures to unbearable highs, forcing tourists in Costa Tropical to take cover

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2 w. ago UK tourists warned wildfires have broken out in popular travel hotspots

Wildfires have broken out across Greece and people have been told to evacuate amid a national emergency - and UK holidaymakers are being warned about the blazes

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3 w. ago Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says

Environment minister says blazes are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating as fires burn across EuropeThe heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said.Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tourists evacuated in Greece heatwave and three people die as wildfires spread

Strong winds have helped the spread of the fires in Zante, Kefalonia and Chios.

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3 w. ago At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

Wildfires are raging across southern Europe, killing at least three people in Spain, Turkey and Albania

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3 w. ago How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at riskWith bigger and stronger wildfires becoming more common as Europe swelters in record-breaking heat, people will need to adapt and learn how to stay safe. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Massive shark prowls close to tourists as beach evacuated in British holiday spot

The tourist beach had to be evacuated after the shark's fin was seen sticking out of the water just a few feet from where people were bathing.

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3 w. ago Europe burns: 'Deliberate' wildfires force evacuations of 1,400 people in Spain as uncontrolled blazes injure several in Portugal and Mount Vesuvius is closed to tourists in Italy

In and around Carucedo, roughly 400 residents were relocated, while another 700 were evacuated from towns close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Medulas.

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3 w. ago Tourists evacuated as France continues to battle biggest wildfire since 1949

The fire has already swept through an area one-and-a-half times bigger than Paris

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4 w. ago Europe's hellfire: France's killer wildfire the size of PARIS continues to rage after tourists in Spain are evacuated and country reports more than 1,000 have died from the heat 

The rapidly-growing wildfire, currently burning through an area larger than Paris, in southern France that broke out on Tuesday burned through some 16,000 hectares

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4 w. ago Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state's largest blaze of the year

Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest blaze in the state so far this year

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4 w. ago ‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France

Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The blaze burned an area the size of Paris over one afternoon and night and was still burning on Wednesday evening, making it the second biggest fire in France in 50 years. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago France’s largest wildfire this summer leaves one dead and many injured

Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France, after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The fire, which started on Tuesday afternoon, has burned 13,000 hectares inland from the Mediterranean near the Spanish border, and is the largest and fastest-spreading wildfire in France this summer. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Spanish wildfires rage as tourists forced to evacuate holiday hotspot

Homes and tourist facilities were evacuated along a roughly two-mile stretch between La Peña and Casas de Porros

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4 w. ago Europe burns once more as deadly wildfires sweep France and Spain, forcing tourists to evacuate and killing one woman in her home

Fast-moving wildfires have broken out in Spain and southern France , killing one and leaving several others injured as tourists and locals are forced to evacuate.

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4 w. ago Spain wildfires LIVE: Tourists evacuated after blaze near beach resorts

Multiple aircraft have been scrambled to tackle the latest Spanish wildfires, which have taken hold in Cadiz in Andalusia, and are now spreading in the hills of Torre de la Peña

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4 w. ago Cadiz LIVE: Tourists evacuated after fierce wildfire near beach resorts

Multiple aircraft have been scrambled to tackle the latest Spanish wildfires, which have taken hold in Cadiz in Andalusia, and are now spreading in the hills of Torre de la Peña

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