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Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer - NBC News

Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer - NBC News

Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of extreme heat this summer, which dried out vegetation.

Another heat wave forecast to hit France and Spain this week could hamper efforts to control the regions raging wildfires, compounding the effects of a climate-fueled disaster.

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