In the face of intense heat and strong winds, a dry field or a parched tree is potential kindling for a new outbreak, with the fire’s spread unpredictable.
A prolonged drought for one of Europe’s largest rivers is setting records for low water levels, disrupting tourism and confronting residents with the realities of climate change.
Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe over the last 30 years. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of the extreme heat, which dried out vegetation.
Nearly 9,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Oregon and Washington are contributing to conditions that are almost “cosmically unlucky,” as one meteorologist put it.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, prompting warnings that being outside could be hazardous.
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