HOSTENS, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Firefighters flew to France from across Europe to battle a 'monster' wildfire raging for a third day near the wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the...
HOSTENS, France, Aug 11 - Firefighters flew to France from across Europe to battle a"monster" wildfire raging for a third day near the wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before the weekend.to contain the blaze in the southwestern Gironde region that has forced thousands of people from their homes and scorched 6,800 hectares of forest.
Overnight the darkened skies glowed orange above the burning forests in Gironde, leaving residents to face another anxiety-wracked night as the fire advanced. “There is still a lot of smoke but for now it’s not coming this way,” Fayol said after watching many of her neighbours leave their homes overnight.Heatwaves, floods and crumbling glaciers have heightened concerns over climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather across the globe.
ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite series has measured “extreme” land surface temperatures of more than 45C in Britain, 50C in France and 60C in Spain in recent weeks.
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