Europe Heat
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Greece wildfires rage amid high heat as EU pledges more assistanceWater-dropping airplanes and helicopters flew low through a blanket of smoke tinted orange by the sunset to try and contain two wildfires to the west of Athens before nightfall.WorldJul 18, 2023
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Europe readies for early heat wave stretching much of continentThe heat follows an unusually dry spring that's resulted in authorities ordering water to be rationed in northern Italy and parts of France.WorldJun 17, 2022
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European heatwave eases up as death toll hits 7Most of the fires that had broken out Spain in recent days were stabilized, but firefighters were struggling to control a blaze in the central provinces of Toledo and Madrid that had burned more than 20 sq km since Friday.WorldJun 30, 2019
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Portugal battles major wildfire as blistering heat continues across EuropeEmergency services in Portugal kept up their fight Monday against a four-day wildfire on the south coast that threatened to engulf a hillside town overnight.EnvironmentAug 6, 2018
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