Climate change analysis found that human-caused warming made extreme fire-prone weather conditions twice as likely in southwestern France and 20 times more likely in central Spain as of July 31, 2026. The findings link climate change directly to recent megafires across Europe.
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Human-caused climate change made the extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southwestern France twice as likely, and made the conditions driving blazes in central Spain 20 times more likely, scientists have said.
Climate change made recent fire-prone conditions at least twice as likely in southwestern France and at least 20 times as likely in central Spain, new analysis shows.