Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled back
Relentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe, with one-quarter of weather stations in Spain recording 40C temperatures as the prime minister urged people to “leave the climate emergency outside of partisan struggles”.
The Spanish weather agency, Aemet, recorded a high of 45.8C in Cádiz on Sunday, as one in eight weather stations nationwide hit peaks of at least 42C (108F) It warned of “very high or extreme fire danger” in most of the country in a post on social media on Monday.
