Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer

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The continent 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.
Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over a beach in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24, 2026.
Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over a beach in Lacanau, France, on Friday.Maximilien Lamy / AFP via Getty Images

Another heat wave forecast to hit France and Spain this week could hamper efforts to control the region’s raging wildfires, compounding the effects of a climate-fueled disaster.

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