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Western Europe wildfire smoke dispersion

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Latest: EU Wildfire Season Escalates, Threatening Greece, Italy, France and Spain

In late July 2026, intense wildfires in western France and the Madrid‑Ávila region of Spain burned hundreds of thousands of hectares and forced evacuation of roughly 270,000 residents. Satellite data showed the resulting

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Arctic sea‑ice decline accelerates, record lows confirmed

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Latest: Arctic Sea Ice Records Historic Lows, Undermining Prior Stabilization Signs

Satellite observations released in late July 2026 confirmed that the Arctic winter of 2025‑26 set a new record low for sea‑ice extent, with a 5.8 % year‑to‑year shrinkage – the steepest inter‑annual decline on record. Fo