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Weather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop
Wind and record-breaking heat are driving severe wildfires in Europe, with Spain and France being the hardest hit. Human activity is responsible for 90% of the fires, exacerbated by drought conditions that have dried vegetation into tinder.
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