Jul 28, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
This week on Earth Radio, France and Spain are battling what officials call the worst wildfire season in modern history, as blazes threaten Madrid and Bordeaux and displace hundreds of thousands of…
Rebecca HendricksHostEurope is currently fighting huge wildfires in what may be the worst wildfire season the continent has ever faced.
This is a developing story changing day by day, but at the time of recording this episode, EU officials are warning that this wildfire season could continue into November as tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes to escape the path of the flames.
El Nino conditions have raised temperatures in the area and made heat waves more common and more severe.
France's firefighting force is working hard at trying to contain the flames before a massive heat wave is expected to hit next week.
It's not only the scale of these fires that make them difficult to fight, but the weather phenomena surrounding them.
Fire clouds forming around the blaze are creating wind and have the potential to shoot off lightning, starting new blazes in the dry area.
Europe is currently fighting huge wildfires in what may be the worst wildfire season the continent has ever faced.
This is a developing story changing day by day, but at the time of recording this episode, EU officials are warning that this wildfire season could continue into November as tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes to escape the path of the flames.
El Nino conditions have raised temperatures in the area and made heat waves more common and more severe.
France's firefighting force is working hard at trying to contain the flames before a massive heat wave is expected to hit next week.
It's not only the scale of these fires that make them difficult to fight, but the weather phenomena surrounding them.
Fire clouds forming around the blaze are creating wind and have the potential to shoot off lightning, starting new blazes in the dry area.
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