The scale of the wildfires in France and Spain is striking

Justin RowlattClimate editor Wildfire burns near Lacanau, France, following a heatwave and water shortages July is the heart of the Mediterranean wildfire season, so the fires in Spain and southern France are not unusually early. What is striking is the scale already reached. Spain has burned far more land than at the same point last year, while France says significant fire activity began several weeks earlier than usual and the area burned is already well above normal. Europe is the fastest-war