Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK

Europe's summer heat is turning destructive: France 24 reports firefighters are battling major wildfires in France and Greece, while the UK has just logged its driest July in nearly two centuries. The pattern fits a broader trend the outlet cites from the EU's Copernicus climate service — Europe is warming more than twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, making it the fastest-warming continent on Earth.

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