Weather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop
French firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux. Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersView image in fullscreenFrench firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux. And recent weather has almost certainly made ignition far easier.
- ▪French firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux.
- ▪Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersView image in fullscreenFrench firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux.
- ▪And recent weather has almost certainly made ignition far easier.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 46 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Out-of-control wildfires burn in Europe as millions brace for severe weather in the U.S. — NBC News — Top
- ▪ What’s causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe? — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ What to Know About the Wildfires Raging in Western Europe — NYT > Top Stories
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French firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux. Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersView image in fullscreenFrench firefighters are battling to keep the Gironde blaze from reaching Bordeaux. Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/ReutersWeather trackerSpainAnalysisWeather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stopBrendan Wood for MetDeskWind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit Explainer: what is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?Mon 27 Jul 2026 03.21 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Jul 2026 03.24 EDTShareA combination of an unusually wet winter, very low rainfall since spring and repeated record-breaking summer heatwaves is likely to…
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