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SUMMER in Europe is no longer just a season of heatwaves and holidays. It is also, increasingly, a season of fire. Following the pattern of recent years, 2026 saw huge fires break out across the continent, fuelled by weeks of hot, dry weather. Fires in France and Spain hit the headlines, but the UK, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Italy have also seen fierce blazes sweep through forests, grasslands and nature reserves. Since the start of the year, almost 650,000 hectares of land have burned across the European Union, according to the European Commission, the result of over 1913 separate large wildfires. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3612期 · 2026年9月12日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。