France Wildfire

• As El Nino threatens a hot 2023, Europe is bracing for impacts and shattering records

  As Spain braces for temperatures as high as 40C, France has announced it will begin its annual wildfire-fighting efforts a month earlier than usual.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2023
  
• ‘Monster’ wildfire rips through France as heatwaves scorch Europe

  More than 57,200 hectares have gone up in flames so far in France this year, nearly six times the full-year average for 2006-2021, data shows.

  World

  Aug 11, 2022
  
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• Extreme heat is scorching Europe. How should Canadians prepare for summer travel?

  Summer is the peak season for travel to Europe, but given the current extreme weather, experts are urging travellers to adjust their plans.

  Weather

  Jul 18, 2022
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• Wildfires continue to ravage France, Spain as temperature related deaths soar

  In Spain, firefighters supported by the armed forces' emergency brigades are trying to stamp out over 30 fires consuming forests spread across the country.

  Environment

  Jul 17, 2022
• Wildfires rip through southwestern France as firefighters try to extinguish blazes

  France, already hit by a series of wildfires over the last few weeks, is suffering - like the rest of Europe - from a second heatwave in as many months.

  World

  Jul 13, 2022
• Fires ravage southern France, Portugal, 4 dead, 1,000s flee

  Fires whipped by high winds ravaged swaths of southern France and Portugal on Wednesday, killing at least four people, burning scores of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands

  Aug 10, 2016