Climate change created 'tinderbox conditions' for European wildfires, scientists warn

Stuart Stone
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Back-to-back heatwaves and worsening drought linked to human-induced climate change made wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least 20 times more likely in Spain

Back-to-back heatwaves and drought conditions fuelled by human-induced climate change created the 'tinderbox conditions' which made destructive wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least...

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