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Bernard Collard
Coverage of Bernard Collard in the Nexus archive.
- Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII
Wildfires across Europe exposed rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II, causing detonations in countries including France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Experts warn that climate change is reactivating previously stable munitions; furthermore, a study noted that heavy rains combined with drought conditions created an ideal environment for fire.