Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare

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By Eric HolthausOct 19, 2017, 6:37 pm335 pts
This week, a hurricane broadsided Europe – a rare event considering most of the continent is closer to the North Pole than it is to the tropics. That would have been enough to make worldwide news, but the continent was due for much more. As the storm, named Ophelia, approached, it was the strongest hurricane…

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