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Poland Plant Shutdowns, EU Wildfires Highlight Climate Strain
8/7/2026
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- Poland shut down Kozienice and Polaniec coal-fired plants, cutting 1.3 GW because low Vistula water limited cooling.
- European Forest Fire Information System reported about half a million hectares burned in the EU and 292,000 hectares in Ukraine.
- World Weather Attribution consortium said global heating made weather 20 times more likely in Spain and twice as likely in France.
