Warming Made Hot, Dry Weather That Fueled Iberian Wildfires 40 Times More Likely

Yale e360
Sep 4, 2025, 5:45 am355 pts
So far this year, fires have burned more than 1.5 million acres across northern Portugal and northwest Spain, killing eight people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. The bulk of the wildfires coincided with a brutal heat wave in August, the most intense on record in Spain, which helped set the stage…

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