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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

How Europe has been hit by record fire damage and temperatures

2022 has already seen records broken for temperatures and burned area in Europe. These graphics show the scale of the crisis Guardian analysis shows that Europe has already seen a record amount of fire damage in 2022, as the continent has baked in extreme – in some cases, unprecedented – high temperatures In July, fires hit several countries across Europe. While Londoners were shocked to see dozens of properties hit by fires in last week’s heatwave, firefighters in Portugal, Spain, France and Greece were all battling forest fires across tens of thousands of hectares. Continue reading...


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