2026 France and Spain wildfire season
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Breaking
Fires in Pas-de-Calais dunes lead to campsite evacuation
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Breaking
Bolu'da ormanlık alanda çıkan yangına müdahale ediliyor
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Drinking water restrictions affected 94% of France's metropolitan population on Tuesday.
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Development
OGM'den uyarı: 9 il için "yüksek yangın riski"
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Incendies dans le Var : l’hypothèse d’actes volontaires « sérieusement envisagée » pour la reprise de feu du Gros Bessillon
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Follow-up
Climate Change Made France and Spain Wildfires Far More Likely, Study Finds
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A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly starting ten intentional fires in the Var area.
Le 25 juillet, un homme de 23 ans a été arrêté et placé en détention provisoire pour avoir prétendument allumé environ dix incendies volontaires dans le Var entre le 19 et le 24 juillet.
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The Gironde wildfire began, leading to the preventive displacement of residents.
Le 22 juillet 2026, un mégafeu a débuté dans le département de la Gironde, en France. Cet incendie a ravagé 42 000 hectares de forêt ainsi que des centaines de maisons.
Face à l'ampleur du sinistre, environ 224 000 résidents et touristes provenant de 23 communes ont fait l'objet d'un déplacement préventif.
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Spain experienced its wettest January in 25 years.
At the beginning of 2026, Spain recorded its wettest January in 25 years. This period of high rainfall was followed by the hottest summer on record.