AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWildfire emergency across Europe: The EU’s Global Wildfire Information System shows a grim peak year: France, Spain, Germany and Portugal are far above their usual seasonal averages, with the WMO warning that August–October could bring above-normal temperatures and a stronger El Niño that amplifies drought-and-flood swings. Portugal in the mix: Portugal’s burnt area is also well above its median, while a new study says Southern Europe’s extreme fire-danger days have more than doubled over 30 years, driven by hotter, drier, windier summers and land-use change. Greece front and centre: As western blazes ease, gale-force winds keep pushing new fires around Athens, including evacuations by sea and a mid-air collision involving two firefighting helicopters. Climate-linked impacts: Heat and low rainfall are also disrupting transport, with Germany’s Rhine hitting record low levels and forcing ships to carry lighter loads. Coastal pollution spotlight: A Portuguese-named “Hero Dad” clean-up campaign in Mumbai removed 1.5 tonnes of garbage from a beach, underlining the ongoing marine litter problem.
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