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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 29 MIN

Europe Is Burning

from The Daily · host The New York Times

This summer, wildfires have been raging across Europe. France and Spain have been hit particularly badly, with hundreds of thousands of acres incinerated and entire communities devastated. Chico Harlan, the global climate correspondent for The New York Times, and Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief, explain how much the continent may need to adapt to climate change. Guest: Chico Harlan, the global climate correspondent for The New York Times, covering the changing planet. Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief of The New York Times, covering France, trans-Atlantic relations and the future of Europe. Background reading:  Europe’s summer of reckoning is “just the beginning.” The fires in France and Spain have been breaking modern records. Photo: Baz Ratner/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and dry conditions.

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