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European Forest Institute
Coverage of European Forest Institute in the Nexus archive.
- France, Spain wildfires: Climate change increasing frequency, intensity of extreme weather events
Wildfires in southwest France around Bordeaux and central Spain near Madrid are among the worst in decades, fueled by climate change-induced heatwaves and drought. The fires have released significant CO2 and left land blackened, prompting discussions on post-fire recovery with insights from Alexander Held of the European Forest Institute.