Spain and France battle raging wildfires, face high risk of more

A wildfire in Spain’s Guadalajara region has burned 32,000 hectares, in one of the country’s largest recorded blazes.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026Spain and France are at high risk of more wildfires in coming days, according to weather forecasters, while still fighting to contain deadly blazes that have already ignited amid soaring summer temperatures.Spanish weather agency AEMET warned on Wednesday that the danger of wildfires was “very high or extreme” across most of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hottest June on record in Western Europe as heatwaves hit continentlist 2 of 3More than 2,700 deaths linked to heatwaves in UKlist 3 of 3Are countries prepared to cope with extreme weather?end of listWildfires have already burned more land this year in Europe than the annual average over the past two decades, data shows. The world’s fastest-warming continent has endured three stifling, virtually back-to-back heatwaves so far this year.Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, while also creating conditions for sudden, destructi...