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Damian Carrington<\/p>\n‘The climate alarm is blaring, from every direction,’ UN climate chief warnsDamian Carrington<\/p>\n
Environment editor<\/p>\n
The costs of the climate crisis are now reaching national emergency levels, the UN\u2019s climate chief Simon Stiell said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe climate alarm is blaring, from every direction. Around the world, climate-driven disasters are reaching nightmare proportions, as the costs of humanity\u2019s addiction to burning coal, oil and gas keep spiraling upwards.<\/p>\n
These record-breaking wildfires tearing through France, Spain and other parts of Europe, forcing mass evacuations and hammering regional and national economies, follow brutal heatwaves that have dried out landscapes. <\/p>\n
With the mercury set to soar again this week, the awful costs of this climate crisis \u2013 both human and economic \u2013 are now reaching national emergency levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell delivers a keynote address during a press conference in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Rajat Gupta\/EPA<\/p>\n
Stiell said the whole globe is suffering the impacts of global heating.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn North Africa, temperatures are approaching 49\u00b0C, putting lives and livelihoods in grave jeopardy. In Chile, deadly storms have destroyed homes and lives. While in Japan, records are tumbling as temperatures soar. These spiraling disasters are now the lived reality for billions in a world getting rapidly hotter.<\/p>\n
The science on the cause is unequivocal: global heating is making protracted heatwaves, severe floods and violent mega-storms more frequent, more intense and more costly.<\/p>\n
What needs to be done is equally clear: leave coal, oil and gas behind faster, scale up renewables, and protect people where the impacts are already hitting hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Closing summary<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Gironde fire ‘stabilised,’ but firefighters continue to battle blaze, local authorities say<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘No leniency toward those who endanger lives,’ France’s interior minister says as 184 people detained since beginning of summer over suspected arson<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Firefighters in France, Spain battle blazes as fresh heatwave hits – in pictures<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Online petition calling for hunting ban in French wildfires areas get over 210,000 signatures<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Spain ends evacuation orders for 13 affected municipalities<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘ It\u2019s a little bit like a mourning of sorts,’ winemaker says after losing most of his farm to wildfires<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘More people are starting to think: is this climate change?’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Effects of large-scale wildfires may linger for years, scientists warn<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n The Red Cross deploys in Spain, France to provide emergency shelter, food, water, care to evacuees<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret reports ‘a significant flare-up’ in area<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Heatwaves returns to western Europe – infographic<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n EU offers update on pooled resources deployed to help fight fires in France, Spain<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘The climate alarm is blaring, from every direction,’ UN climate chief warns<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Spain’s S\u00e1nchez says authorities ‘begin to see light at the end of the tunnel,’ but warns about urgency of responding to climate emergency<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Emergency reception areas for thousands of evacuees near Bordeaux – in pictures<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘Is this how the world ends?’ Tourists caught up in wildfires speak to the Guardian<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Firefighters tackle blazes in south-western France – in pictures<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n 4,000 people evacuated from campsites in Lacanau near Bordeaux<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Progress in fighting fires near Madrid ‘reasonably positive,’ minister says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Situation near Madrid ‘gradually improving’ leaving authorities ‘more optimistic’, regional president says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Race against time to contain wildfires in France and Spain – The Latest<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n France in ‘a race against time’ before fourth heatwave hits<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n ‘Degraded’ air quality in area affected by blazes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6d ago<\/p>\n Morning opening: ‘Coming weeks will be tough,’ Macron warns, as France enters new heatwave amid fires<\/p>\n <\/a>Closing summary And, on that note, we will be closing the blog for today.<\/p>\n The evacuation of nearly 4,000 people from tourist sites on France\u2019s Atlantic coast is under way (10:39<\/a>) as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardised firefighters\u2019 battles to contain wildfires raging to the west of Bordeaux.<\/p>\n Chart showing the scale of wildfires in France<\/a><\/p>\n The authorities remain cautiously optimistic about the progress they are making (10:05<\/a>, 10:24<\/a>, 12:27<\/a>, 18:07<\/a>) as firefighters race to control wildfires before the fourth heatwave hits both countries (9:36<\/a>, 13:27<\/a>) and local flare-ups endanger the operation (13:40<\/a>).<\/p>\n Temperatures in Europe today<\/a><\/p>\n In parts of Spain, local evacuation orders were lifted, with first residents set to return in coming hours (16:21<\/a>), but tens of thousands remained displaced (11:55<\/a>).<\/p>\n Chart showing the scale of wildfires in Spain<\/a><\/p>\n If you have any tips, comments or suggestions, email me at jakub.krupa@theguardian.com.<\/p>\n I am also on Bluesky at @jakubkrupa.bsky.social and on X at @jakubkrupa.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Gironde fire ‘stabilised,’ but firefighters continue to battle blaze, local authorities say<\/p>\n Sophie Brocas, the prefect of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, said the situation was \u201cstabilised,\u201d but warned that the fight against the blaze continues.<\/p>\n Speaking at a press conference in L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret, Brocas said the fire was still \u201cstabilised,\u201d and was not spreading, despite some localised issues.<\/p>\n She said there were 14 flare-ups, mostly in areas previously affected by fire.<\/p>\n Nearly 3,000 firefighters are involved in the response, with 23 aircraft.<\/p>\n \u201cThe situation remains complicated, that is obvious, and we are not out of the woods yet, but there is good news as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Brocas said the north of the region remained safe for tourism, but said all visits need to follow what the authorities say.<\/p>\n She also pointed out that starting midday on Wednesday, the region will once again be covered by extreme heat warning, with associated precautions needed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.10 EDT<\/p>\n ‘No leniency toward those who endanger lives,’ France’s interior minister says as 184 people detained since beginning of summer over suspected arson<\/p>\n French interior minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said 184 people have been detained since the beginning of the summer, as he stressed the authorities would show \u201ctotal determination to identify every arsonist\u201d contributing to the wildfires.<\/p>\n \u201cNo leniency toward those who endanger lives, expose our firefighters to risk, and destroy our heritage,\u201d he said in a strongly worded post on X.<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.50 EDT<\/p>\n Firefighters in France, Spain battle blazes as fresh heatwave hits – in picturesA De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 drops fire retardant over a forest near Saint-Jean-d’Illac, during wildfires in southwestern France. Photograph: Emma Da Silva\/APAn airplane works to extinguish a wildfire near Onda, one of the towns affected by the forest fire of the La Vall d’Uixo area in Castellon, Spain. Photograph: Andreu Esteban\/EPAVolunteers fill a water tank from a truck as nearby firefighters work to extinguish flames in a forest in Claouey, near L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret, France. Photograph: Ed Jones\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA house and belongings destroyed by a wildfire are photographed as the fire continues to spread near Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid province, Spain. Photograph: Manu Fern\u00e1ndez\/APA drone view shows burnt trees in a forest affected by a wildfire, in Biscarrosse, Landes department, France. Photograph: Yves Herman\/ReutersAesir Diaz, 31, a technician with Spain’s Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades (BRIF), center, sits next to teammates during a break from battling a wildfire in Sotillo de Adrada, \u00c1vila province, Spain. Photograph: Manu Fern\u00e1ndez\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Over in Spain<\/a>, El Pa\u00eds is reporting that the death toll from the Los Gallardos fire in Almer\u00eda earlier this month has risen from 13 to 14 after another person with severe burns died in hospital.<\/p>\n Emergency operations continue near Bedar as security forces restrict access to the wildfire-affected area and direct local residents away from danger in Almeria province, Spain. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The authorities did not reveal the age or the nationality of the victim, which was admitted in a critical condition with burns covering 70% of her body.<\/p>\n The fire began in early July and was only extinguished over the weekend.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Online petition calling for hunting ban in French wildfires areas get over 210,000 signatures<\/p>\n An online petition calling for a total ban on hunting in the areas affected by the wildfires in western France<\/a> is gathering momentum with more than 210,000 signatures so far.<\/p>\n The signatories also ask<\/a> for a protection zone to be created around the burned areas and a three-year moratorium to help affected areas regenerate from the blaze.<\/p>\n \u201cBehind the charred trees, there are survivors. Animals that miraculously escaped the flames, exhausted, starving, deprived of their shelters and water sources. For them, each day is a struggle for survival,\u201d the petition reads.<\/p>\n \u201cThe forest needs silence to heal. It needs peace, not hunting,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Le Figaro reported<\/a> that firefighters have been mobilised to tackle a new fire near the Souge military camp, west of Bordeaux, which houses the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment, part of the French special forces.<\/p>\n Water drops are ongoing in a bid to stop the fire, it said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Spain ends evacuation orders for 13 affected municipalities<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Spain<\/a> has ended evacuation orders for 13 municipalities in two areas hit by wildfires \u2013 eight in Madrid and five in \u00c1vila \u2013 starting from 5:00 pm local time (4pm UK).<\/p>\n The lifting of the order means \u201cresidents can begin returning to their homes,\u201d the ministry told AFP, without specifying how many residents were affected.<\/p>\n At a Civil Guard checkpoint near Chapineria and Navas del Rey \u2013 two villages that were fully evacuated several days ago \u2013 a queue of more than 20 vehicles quickly formed after authorities announced the measure, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.<\/p>\n El Mundo reported<\/a> that some 34,000 Madrid residents will benefit from this lifting of restrictions, while another 21,000 will remain under confinement or evacuation measures.<\/p>\n Restrictions and evacuations order remain in several other areas.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.21 EDT<\/p>\n ‘ It\u2019s a little bit like a mourning of sorts,’ winemaker says after losing most of his farm to wildfires<\/p>\n Jane Clinton<\/p>\n Antoine Latipau, 43, an organic winemaker and olive grower on the Domaine de l\u2019Encantade farm in Tr\u00e9villach, the French Catalan south, predicts the whole area may become inhospitable to vines in the next 50 years.<\/p>\n Antoine and his wife, Yana-Cheyenne, a couple of years ago during the harvest in September. Photograph: Antoine\/Guardian Community<\/p>\n He has lost 11 hectares (27 acres) of his 15 hectares (37 acres) of land in the recent wildfires.<\/p>\n \u201cAt first, I thought I was coping very well because I have a very optimistic and positive nature.<\/p>\n But after a week, my wife and I started to become extremely tired. We had no energy left. It\u2019s a little bit like a mourning of sorts, where you have to go through many stages. <\/p>\n At the moment, things are a sort of in-between zone: we are actively planning the future, but we also have to keep working with what we have left. So it\u2019s a bit strange. I have to be calm because I have to keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n He said they used to have eight hectares (19.8 acres) of vines, and now have \u201cabout one and a half hectares left\u201d (3.7 acres). The vineyard produces red and white organic wines, and also vermouth, sherry and port.<\/p>\n Before the wildfires Photograph: Antoine\/Guardian CommunityAfter the wildfires. Photograph: Antoine\/Guardian Community<\/p>\n \u201cWe will have a small harvest this year, but we still will have a harvest,\u201d he adds. \u201cWe still have a few olive trees, almond trees, and animals. The farm animals \u2013 four cows \u2013 are all OK.\u201d<\/p>\n On Saturday 4 July, Antoine was on his way to water the young vines in the evening when he \u201cnoticed a large plume of smoke in the distance\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce I noticed the fire brigade had sent a plane, and helicopters were also flying past, I thought, good, they\u2019re going to beat this wildfire. I was wrong. There was a moment of, I would not say panic, but almost, where the fire was approaching about 500 meters from the farm on the other side of the hill.\u201d<\/p>\n He said it took a week for the fire to be brought under control and a further \u201cthree to four days for it to be extinguished\u201d.<\/p>\n Latipau has noticed a change in rainfall and wildfires over the decades.<\/p>\n \u201cThe area has burned at least three times in the past 20 years, and every single time it burned, it has got worse.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued:<\/p>\n \u201cAs winemakers, we in the Catalan south of France are at the forefront of climate change. <\/p>\n We\u2019ve been adapting ourselves to earlier harvests, different ways of making wine under a hot climate, for example not having too high alcohol yield levels in the wines, and also we have to adapt our way of approaching the cultivation of vines. <\/p>\n But ultimately, the whole area of the region will become inhospitable to vines, and vines will disappear from parts of the region, maybe within the next 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n He added of this current situation:<\/p>\n \u201cI have been doing this for eight years. I\u2019m a young farmer, and I\u2019m 43, which is not very young. Most farmers do it out of love – it\u2019s a labour of love, and it might sound clich\u00e9d, but we are a dying population. Farmers are disappearing from the landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n The burned vines after the wildfires. Photograph: Antoine\/Guardian Community<\/p>\n He concluded:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m living as a farmer, and I will die a farmer. So I\u2019m not planning on changing that, just adapting.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>‘More people are starting to think: is this climate change?’ Lucy, 42, was flying home to France<\/a> with her three children on Sunday, after visiting family in the UK, when she first saw that something was wrong.<\/p>\n On the plane flying towards Bordeaux airport on Sunday. Photograph: Lucy\/Guardian Community<\/p>\n \u201cThe pilot warned us about the smoke, but nothing prepared us for what we were about to see,\u201d she said. \u201cThick black smoke blanketed the sky, while the sun glowed an eerie orange-pink through the haze.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs the plane touched down, a collective gasp spread through the cabin. When the doors opened, the smell hit us immediately. The overpowering stench of fire filled the air.\u201d<\/p>\n Photo of smoked filled sky, flying into Bordeaux airport on Sunday.<\/p>\n Lucy, who has lived in France for 18 years and is married to a Frenchman, recalled that on the taxi journey home, she noticed the roads were unusually quiet. However, when the family approached the turn-off towards Toulouse, they saw hundreds of cars at a standstill, perhaps, she said, trying to escape the smoke and head south.<\/p>\n Arriving home, they found their garden and cars coated in ash, with black residue accumulating at the bottom of her pool.<\/p>\n \u201cSeeing the ash falling, and the smell of the smoke, it was just really scary.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucy\u2019s nine-year-old daughter had trouble sleeping that night.<\/p>\n \u201cI had put the news on and I didn\u2019t think she was listening, but she obviously was. She was worried about the house burning, and of having to be evacuated in the middle of the night, like people had to on the west side of Bordeaux.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey showed videos of policemen running into houses, so I think she was terrified that would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucy has been involved in the local response, bringing food and water for the firefighters, who have been working \u201cnonstop for three days. I baked a lemon drizzle \u2013 how British of me!\u201d<\/p>\n This year\u2019s wildfires have changed how people she knows think about climate change, Lucy said.<\/p>\n \u201cPreviously, when we\u2019ve had wildfires, it\u2019s been brushed off quite quickly by people.<\/p>\n But now, more people are starting to think: is this climate change? Is this a direct result? And you can\u2019t really ignore the facts, can you? You know, it\u2019s here. This is what we\u2019re living in.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Effects of large-scale wildfires may linger for years, scientists warn A spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe<\/a>, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come.<\/p>\n A man walks by a plant nursery destroyed by a wildfire in a business park in Biscarrosse, southwestern France. Photograph: Philippe Lopez\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The climate crisis, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is known<\/a> to be creating more fire-prone conditions<\/a> around the world by drying out soils and plants.<\/p>\n Scientists have also long been aware of the unhealthy consequences of wildfire smoke, which can trigger severe respiratory<\/a> and cardiac<\/a> problems in affected people. A recent study<\/a> found that exposure to tiny particles carried in wildfire smoke will raise the risk of hospitalisation for older people hundreds of miles away from fires.<\/p>\n \u201cThe cardiovascular toll of wildfire smoke reaches well beyond the fire lines and well beyond the day the sky turns orange,\u201d said Kai Chen, associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and study co-author.<\/p>\n But identifying the ongoing effects of wildfires long after they have been extinguished has been a more recent understanding. There are continuing challenges in Maui, the second largest of Hawaii\u2019s islands, three years after wildfires there caused more than 100 deaths and razed several thousand buildings, a new report highlights.<\/p>\n While living and economic conditions have generally improved since the fires, many people in Maui are still struggling with health concerns such as poorer lung functions, higher blood pressure and mental health challenges, according to the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study<\/a>, led by researchers at the University of Hawaii and released on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe progress is real, and it should be recognized,\u201d said Alika Maunakea, co-director of the study and a school of medicine professor at the University of Hawaii. \u201cBut the biological, emotional and social consequences of a disaster do not disappear on the same timeline as debris removal or reconstruction.\u201d<\/p>\n Nearly half of all adults in the Maui study continued to report depressive symptoms, with nearly one in five differing from post-traumatic stress. The study, which conducted screenings of more than 2,500 participants, also found severe depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress increased among children and adolescents, as did blood pressure readings and obesity levels.<\/p>\n The researchers stressed that long-term monitoring and intervention is required following a major wildfire event due to impacts that can last for years afterwards.<\/p>\n While the skies over North America and Europe will eventually clear of smoke after a tinderbox summer of fire, this climate change-driven era of wildfire is set to exact a lengthy toll.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And here is the latest depiction of the situation in Spain<\/a>, as intense heat and dryness push fire danger levels to very high or extreme.<\/p>\n Map of Spain<\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Joe Pinner and Jane Clinton<\/p>\n Alexandra, 44, was holidaying with family members when she decided to cut her break short on Friday after seeing an \u201capocalyptic\u201d scene on the sand dunes near her resort at Lacanau Oc\u00e9an, in the Gironde region in south-west France<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe sky just changed colour and the smoke was really intense. There was ash falling from the clouds, and the beach was littered with black soot where the waves normally leave seaweed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was oddly haunting and beautiful, but also obviously quite terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n A beachgoer walks in the lake Lacanau, also called Etang de Lacanau (Lacanau Pond) from the beach of Moutchic in Lacanau, southwestern France. Photograph: Maximilien Lamy\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Alexandra and her partner booked a flight back to the UK and headed to Bordeaux, where they booked into an airport hotel, thinking they had \u201cdone the right thing and gotten out of the way\u201d, but the fire had followed them east.<\/p>\n An emergency alert on their mobile phones woke them up at 2.45am, informing them that the area around the airport was under an evacuation order. They joined other guests downstairs. \u201cThere were a lot of people confused, waiting in reception, not knowing what was happening,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n They were taken by a taxi to the Bordeaux exhibition centre, and spent several hours waiting for sunrise with hundreds of other evacuees from the local neighbourhood, before travelling to the airport on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was really heartening to see how well people were being looked after,\u201d she said. \u201cHopefully the light rain will help the firefighters get this blaze under control. They must be exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>The Red Cross deploys in Spain, France to provide emergency shelter, food, water, care to evacuees Environment editor<\/p>\n The Spanish Red Cross has set up 78 emergency shelters hosting more than 4,400 people in response to the wildfires around fires around Madrid, \u00c1vila, Toledo, and Castell\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Earlier, the UN climate chief said<\/a> \u201cthe awful costs of this climate crisis are now reaching national emergency levels\u201d (12:44<\/a>).<\/p>\n The Red Cross efforts have involved 690 staff and volunteers in Spain, providing food, water, health care and psychosocial support in coordination with national and regional authorities.<\/p>\n In Gironde and Landes in France<\/a>, 300 Red Cross volunteers are supporting evacuations and setting up emergency accommodation, as well as preparing support for people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a pattern we are seeing more and more across Europe: heatwaves, drought and wildfires feeding into one another, and communities bearing the consequences,\u201d said Maria Alcazar Castilla, from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Red Cross is responding to the immediate emergency, but we also need sustained investment in preparedness and climate adaptation, so communities are better able to withstand future shocks.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret reports ‘a significant flare-up’ in area<\/p>\n The French town of L\u00e8ge-Cap-Ferret has just warned about \u201ca significant flare-up\u201d in the area in sharp contrast to more encouraging signals in the last few hours.<\/p>\n In an update on social media,<\/a> the authorities stressed that residents are still not authorised to return to the area, as the evacuation order remains in place.<\/p>\n Firefighters work to put out hotspots at Le Grand Crohot amid drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, Lege-Cap-Ferret, Gironde, France. Photograph: Florion Goga\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.42 EDT<\/p>\n Heatwaves returns to western Europe – infographicMap of expected temperatures today in Europe<\/a>Share<\/a>EU offers update on pooled resources deployed to help fight fires in France, Spain<\/p>\n The EU has just given an update on its resources involved in emergency response operations in France<\/a> and Spain.<\/p>\n EU spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said there are a number of planes and helicopters involved in both countries.<\/p>\n In France, this includes two air tractors from Portugal, two Black Hawk helicopter from Slovakia and Czechia (one each), one Canadair plane, and two scooping planes from Sweeden, with more mobilised via the EU\u2019s Civil Protection Mechanism, including an advancted technical team from Sweden, two helicopters from Germany, and two air tractor planes from Turkey.<\/p>\n In Spain, there are two Canadair planes from Greece, two Canadair planes from Italy, and more via the CPM, including two air tractor planes from Turkey, three ground forest firefighting teams from Portugal, and a ground team from Serbia.<\/p>\n She added that it\u2019s \u201cimportant to clarify that no country can maintain alone all the resources that are needed to tackle every possible natural or other disaster and crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is where the strength of the European system comes to play, because we are pooling the resources, and we are pooling the resources beyond the 27 member states.\u201d<\/p>\n She added:<\/p>\n \u201cWe are in very, very close contact all the time. And depending on the situation, we will be able to match these requests with equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>‘The climate alarm is blaring, from every direction,’ UN climate chief warns Environment editor<\/p>\n The costs of the climate crisis are now reaching national emergency levels, the UN\u2019s climate chief Simon Stiell said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe climate alarm is blaring, from every direction. Around the world, climate-driven disasters are reaching nightmare proportions, as the costs of humanity\u2019s addiction to burning coal, oil and gas keep spiraling upwards.<\/p>\n These record-breaking wildfires tearing through France, Spain and other parts of Europe, forcing mass evacuations and hammering regional and national economies, follow brutal heatwaves that have dried out landscapes. <\/p>\n With the mercury set to soar again this week, the awful costs of this climate crisis \u2013 both human and economic \u2013 are now reaching national emergency levels.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell delivers a keynote address during a press conference in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Rajat Gupta\/EPA<\/p>\n Stiell said the whole globe is suffering the impacts of global heating.<\/p>\n \u201cIn North Africa, temperatures are approaching 49\u00b0C, putting lives and livelihoods in grave jeopardy. In Chile, deadly storms have destroyed homes and lives. While in Japan, records are tumbling as temperatures soar. These spiraling disasters are now the lived reality for billions in a world getting rapidly hotter.<\/p>\n The science on the cause is unequivocal: global heating is making protracted heatwaves, severe floods and violent mega-storms more frequent, more intense and more costly.<\/p>\n What needs to be done is equally clear: leave coal, oil and gas behind faster, scale up renewables, and protect people where the impacts are already hitting hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jakub](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jakub_Krupa.png\")
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