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Suspect Detained as Climate-Driven Heat Fuels Iberian Wildfires

7/6/2026

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Authorities detained a man suspected of igniting the La Bisbal d’Empordà fire that threatened the Gavarres forest.
World Weather Attribution scientists linked June’s record heatwaves to climate change and warned the fire season may extend through July.
Nearly 600 French firefighters and 1,200 Portuguese crews are battling wildfires that have burned 17,000 hectares in France, Spain and Portugal.
Mayors opened emergency shelters while volunteers joined firefighters in Greece and France.

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Authorities detained a man suspected of igniting the La Bisbal d’Empordà fire that threatened the Gavarres forest.
World Weather Attribution scientists linked June’s record heatwaves to climate change and warned the fire season may extend through July.
Nearly 600 French firefighters and 1,200 Portuguese crews are battling wildfires that have burned 17,000 hectares in France, Spain and Portugal.
Mayors opened emergency shelters while volunteers joined firefighters in Greece and France.