'We see a longer fire season nearly everywhere': Why are Europe's wildfires getting more extreme?

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 09:17 Europe Issued on: 26/07/2026 - 10:05 Stefan Doerr, the director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, speaks to FRANCE 24 about some of the reasons why fire seasons across the world seem to be getting more and more severe. Video by: Alison SARGENT Keywords for this article wildfires climate change Environment Natural disaster France Spain Scotland 'Firefighters are hoping that more of those fires don't join up': Spain steps up wildfire response 26/07/2026 Europe 'He may be armed and dangerous': Manhunt continues after man drives vehicle into Berlin Pride event 26/07/2026 Europe Spain: Wildfires force 70,000 people to evacuate in Madrid region 25/07/2026 Europe Nearly 98,000 hectares burned in France, a 'historic record' says government 25/07/2026 Europe Wildfires in Spain: Record temparatures accelerate spread of blazes 25/07/2026 Europe Ukraine: Kyiv protests continue after Zelensky f...