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Two European Union firefighting aircraft arrived on the Portuguese Island of Madeira on Thursday where firefighters continue to battle a wildfire near the district of Ribeira Brava. The planes were deployed from Spain earlier in the day after Portugal requested help on Wednesday evening under the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The aircraft will assist local authorities in combating the fires and provide essential aerial support in what are challenging conditions. Last week the EU activated its Copernicus satellite system at Lisbon's request, to help monitor the blaze which has rage...
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When Elias Tziritis visits pockets of Greece scorched and scarred by wildfires, he worries about the future. “You start thinking about your children or grandchildren,” the environmentalist says. “But as a scientist, you cannot speak in human timelines. You must think in nature's timeline.” Kalavrita-born Tziritis is Greece’s World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) coordinator of actions for forest fires. It is his job to help monitor and advocate for the Mediterranean landscape. He started working with the Swedish not-for-profit in 1995 as a volunteer before becoming staff in 2004. But his obsession ...
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Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of the world’s most extreme wildfires, a new study shows. Analysing 21 years of NASA satellite data, researchers found that severe burns more than doubled in frequency between 2003 and 2023. The intensity of these fires also increased 2.3-fold, with the six most extreme years happening from 2017 onwards. In Europe, Portugal is among the countries worst affected in recent years. Alongside the Amazon, Australia, Canada, Chile, Indonesia, Siberia and the western US, according to the study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution....
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With summer just around the corner, we’re all dreaming of sunshine and swimming in the sea - but with the hot weather comes the risk of wildfires. That’s where the European Union comes in. From June, they’re putting in place measures to bolster firefighting efforts in order to better protect communities across Europe - and the surrounding environment. Following devastating fires in 2023 - recorded as some of the very worst this century - the EU has put together a team of 556 firefighters from 12 countries. They’ll be strategically placed across key locations in Europe this summer, including in...
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