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‘We’re Being Cooked alive:’ Europe Burns as Temperatures Soar Above 100 Degrees
More than 1,200 firefighters combat 32 wildfires in Spain's Castile and Leon as temperatures exceed 40C, driven by climate change increasing fire risks in Southern Europe.
- In 2025, Europe is experiencing widespread wildfires in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and parts of the Balkan Peninsula amid a heatwave with temperatures rising above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Record heat, drought, and human-caused climate change have driven these fires, while heat warnings and evacuations have been issued in multiple countries.
- More than 2.4 million acres have burned this year, over twice the average, with thousands evacuated and more than 1,200 firefighters battling 32 fires in Spain’s Castile and Leon region.
- Local officials conveyed a sense of desperation, with Portugal’s Mayor Alexandre Favaios expressing that the intense conditions are unbearable and must be addressed, while the mayor of Zakynthos in Greece described the wildfire situation as uncontrollable.
- These events indicate 2025 may be Europe's worst wildfire season on record, highlighting escalating risks tied to hotter, drier conditions driven by the climate crisis.
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By Laura Paddison Luke Snyder, CNN Europe is heading into its worst wildfire season on record as vast swathes of the continent—including parts of France, Spain, Albania, Portugal and Greece—battle fierce and deadly blazes with temperatures soaring above 38°C. Wildfires are not uncommon in Europe, but the climate crisis is causing hotter, drier weather, setting the stage for more intense fire seasons. Fires on the continent have burned more hecta…
‘We’re being cooked alive:’ Europe burns as temperatures soar above 100 degrees
Europe is on track for its worst wildfire season on record as swaths of the continent – including France, Spain, Albania, Portugal and Greece — battle raging, deadly fires as temperature soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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