Weather that drove Iberian fires 40x more likely due to climate change
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The hot, dry and windy conditions this summer that fueled the worst wildfires in Spain in at least three decades are 40 times more likely to reoccur due to human-caused climate change, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution.
Breakdown
- Extreme wildfire weather in Spain is now 40 times more likely due to climate change. 6s
- Such conditions are expected every 15 years now, compared to every 500 years previously. 37s
- Scientists used the Daily Severity Rating to assess wildfire risk factors. 52s
- Spain and Portugal made up two-thirds of the 2.4 million acres burned in the EU. 1m 11s
- Similar heatwaves will occur every 13 years now, versus every 2,500 years without human-driven climate change. 1m 32s