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Warming Triggers a Chain Reaction of Disturbance in European Forests

Escalating wildfires, wind damage and insect outbreaks could threaten tourism, water supplies and biodiversity, a new study shows.

By Bob Berwyn

A man uses buckets of water to extinguish a wildfire that threatens his house in the Portuguese village of Antas on Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images
Local residents work to prevent a wildfire from reaching nearby houses on Aug. 19 in Vilela Seca, Portugal. Credit: Pedro Pascual Garcia/Anadolu via Getty Images

Fossil-Fueled Climate Heating Set the Stage for Devastating Fires in Spain and Portugal This Summer

By Bob Berwyn

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during a heatwave in Paris on June 30. Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave

By Bob Berwyn

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