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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2026 · 42 MIN

Why Europe's wildfires have been so devastating

from The Sunday Magazine

The Guardian's Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan explains how a wet winter and extremely hot summer have turned much of the region into a tinderbox, leading to fires that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Then, University of Alberta wildland fire expert Jen Beverly shares the latest on the state of Canada's wildfire season.Plus: Our producer Andrea Hoang explores how huge waitlists and a rival court sport are putting tennis in a pickle.Like this episode? You may also like this:Bianca Andreescu on rising to the top of the tennis world, and how she stays grounded

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