Record Wildfires Devastate Mediterranean as Temperatures Soar

Unprecedented wildfires are tearing through southern Europe and North Africa as a record-breaking heatwave continues to grip the Mediterranean region, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees Celsius. Greek authorities have evacuated more than 100,000 people from the Attica region surrounding Athens as fires consume vast tracts of ancient pine forest. At least 23 people have died. Air quality across the region has deteriorated to dangerous levels, with smoke plumes stretching over 2,000 kilometres. > These are man-made disasters accelerated by decades of unchecked carbon emissions. — Dr. Maria Santos, European Climate Research Centre