Wildfires are spreading across regions in France and Spain, driven by extreme heat and dry weather conditions. Emergency services are working to control the blazes as thousands of residents and tourists have been forced to evacuate affected areas. Firefighters face significant challenges due to strong winds and high temperatures, which continue to fan the flames and hinder containment efforts across both nations.
- Wildfires continue to spread across affected regions in France and Spain.
- High temperatures, dry weather, and strong winds are complicating containment efforts.
- Thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated to ensure public safety.
- Emergency services and firefighting crews remain actively deployed to combat the blazes.
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Too hot
Fun fact: London’s long-term average daily high for July is 23°C. This July: 26°C, 25°C, 27°C, 29°C, 28°C, 32°C, 31°C, 33°C, 34°C, 29°C, 27°C, 28°C, 26°C, 29°C, 28°C, 27°C, 27°C, 21°C, 21°C, 25°C, 22°C, 25°C, 26°C, 29°C (Source: Accuweather) That makes the current average for July, 2026, 27.2°C, or a full 4°C above the long-term average. Moreover, also sourced from Accuweather, here are the forecast temperatures for the last 7 days of July: 29°C, 26°C, 27°C, 30°C, 30°C, 31°C, 30°C. If we add those temperatures and take the projected average for July we get 27.7°C! For Britain, that’s hot! Surely, 2026 has now surpassed the 1976 benchmark ‘hottest’ summer that everyone in the UK uses as a reference. 2026 is the new 1976! 🥵
Look for arsonists as well
californian fires last time had a bunch arrested