Many European countries are suffering from extreme heat and wildfires this year due to climate change.
Wildfires in Spain and France
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France and Spain are grappling with wildfires that have forced thousands to evacuate their homes due to high temperatures.
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Is climate change responsible for heat waves?
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Images of wildfires from France, Portugal and Spain have raised concerns about climate change.
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Italy has experienced many heat waves this year.
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According to The Local Italy, this will be the country’s 5th heat wave this year. It is expected to be the most powerful so far.
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The British government held an emergency meeting on the rise in temperature
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The British government held a meeting on Saturday to draw up a plan for extreme temperatures to discuss the alarming rise in temperatures. They advised the public not to go out unless necessary.
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Heat waves will continue to intensify
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Robert Vouthard of the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute at the Sorbonne University said: “All heat waves studied so far in Europe are warming. Until greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to zero, heat waves will become stronger, more frequent and more frequent. It will last for a long time.”
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Europe is facing severe climate change.
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A heatwave in Italy is expected to reach its worst levels by Wednesday (July 20). Humidity and high temperatures are forecast for next week as reported in local Italy.
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