The Sunday Magazine
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Why Europe's wildfires have been so devastating
42 minutes Posted Aug 2, 2026 at 4:10 am.
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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.


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