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WORLDAug 1 · 11:12 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy THOMAS ADAMSON and NICOLAS GARRIGA, Associated Press

Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee

Firefighters contained a large wildfire in France's Gironde region, allowing 198,000 people to return home, but renewed fires in the Var and Greece forced thousands to flee. Europe's rapid warming, twice the global average since the 1980s, has intensified fire risks, with blazes spreading faster due to drought and dry vegetation.

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