Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate
Summary
Scientists found that human-caused climate change made the hot and dry weather conditions behind wildfires in Spain and France much more likely. In Spain, climate change increased the chances of these fire conditions by 20 times, and in France, it doubled the chances.Key Facts
- Recent wildfires in Spain and France were influenced by extreme fire weather.
- Human-caused climate change made Spain’s wildfire conditions 20 times more likely.
- In France, climate change doubled the likelihood of extreme fire conditions.
- Over the past 26 years, warming tripled the risk of severe fire weather in Spain.
- The risk of such fire conditions in France increased by 40% in the same period.
- The findings come from studies by World Weather Attribution.
- The analysis was done quickly while the fires were still burning.
- Southern Europe has seen a rise in wildfires in the last eight years.
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