Photos: Spain and France's battle record wildfires
Severe wildfires are ravaging parts of Spain and France, fueled by extreme heat and climate change. Experts warn that these fires are becoming increasingly difficult to control as they create their own weather systems.
Why it matters
The increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in Europe highlight the accelerating impact of climate change on global ecosystems and human safety.
From Spain to southwestern France, around 330,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and holiday sites as some of Europe's worst wildfires of the summer spread across the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic coast.
In France's Gironde region near Bordeaux and in wildfire-hit areas of Spain, flames are being fueled by extreme heat — and scientists say some fires are now creating their own weather systems, making them even harder to control.
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