Europe’s Scorching Summer Crisis | Bermuda News

Europe is in the grip of catastrophic wildfires and record-breaking heatwaves, with one blaze in northeastern Spain alone consuming land the size of San Francisco and forcing over a thousand evacuations. Firefighters battle blazes across the continent, aided by dozens of aircraft, as parched vegetation fueled by relentless summer heat creates a tinderbox. Droughts are crippling agriculture and threatening critical infrastructure — including a French power plant struggling to cool amid scorching Mediterranean waters, and the Rhine River so shallow it’s crippling shipping. As the worst of the heat eases in some regions, violent storms bring their own peril, claiming lives from lightning and falling trees. Spain braces for another heat surge, while Greece deploys drones to monitor forests. The WHO warns of more deadly weeks ahead, urging governments to treat extreme heat as a public health emergency after thousands have already died this summer. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6aa9081b68047bcf