Europe's Wildfire Crisis: A Perfect Storm of Climate and Policy Failure The European Union faces its worst wildfire season in recent history as a perfect storm of climate change and policy failure comes into sharp focus.
The latest developments from Spain and France are stark reminders that the continent's efforts to mitigate the effects of global warming have been woefully inadequate.
In southwestern France and central Spain, over 280,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes due to massive wildfires.