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Will wildfires destroy a total exceeding 10Mha of global tree cover in any year, before 2031?

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"2025 will be moderately cooler than 2024."

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"Don't count 2025 out in the race for hottest year."

"The global mean temperature in 2025 is expected to surpass the earlier record set during the exceptionally strong 2014-2016 El Niño."

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A wildfire erupted on August 5, 2025, in the village of Ribaute in France's Aude department, consuming over 16,000 hectares of land in the Corbières hills region known for vineyards and medieval villages.</span

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A wildfire erupted on August 5, 2025, in the village of Ribaute in France's Aude department, consuming over 16,000 hectares of land in the Corbières hills region known for vineyards and medieval villages.

The blaze has killed one elderly woman who died in her home in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse after refusing to evacuate, and injured at least 13 people including seven to eleven firefighters affected by smoke inhalation.</span

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The blaze has killed one elderly woman who died in her home in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse after refusing to evacuate, and injured at least 13 people including seven to eleven firefighters affected by smoke inhalation.

Over 2,100 firefighters supported by water-bombing aircraft and military units are battling the flames, which remain very active due to drought conditions, high temperatures reaching 34°C, and strong winds up to 30 kilometers per hour.</span

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Over 2,100 firefighters supported by water-bombing aircraft and military units are battling the flames, which remain very active due to drought conditions, high temperatures reaching 34°C, and strong winds up to 30 kilometers per hour.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou visited the region and described the disaster as a catastrophe of unprecedented scale, linking it to climate change and drought conditions affecting the Mediterranean region.</span

French Prime Minister François Bayrou visited the region and described the disaster as a catastrophe of unprecedented scale, linking it to climate change and drought conditions affecting the Mediterranean region.

At least 25 homes have been destroyed or damaged, 2,500 households are without electricity, and multiple villages including Jonquières have been evacuated with residents describing the landscape as lunar-like devastation.</span

France 24

At least 25 homes have been destroyed or damaged, 2,500 households are without electricity, and multiple villages including Jonquières have been evacuated with residents describing the landscape as lunar-like devastation.

The fire represents France's largest wildfire since 1949 and the biggest this summer out of approximately 9,000 fires that have occurred mainly along the Mediterranean coast, spreading at speeds of up to 6 kilometers per hour.</span

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The fire represents France's largest wildfire since 1949 and the biggest this summer out of approximately 9,000 fires that have occurred mainly along the Mediterranean coast, spreading at speeds of up to 6 kilometers per hour.

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While this fire is certainly tragic, calling it purely a climate disaster ignores the human factors at play. Initial reports suggest the blaze started due to negligence on a regional road, and the rapid spread was exacerbated by poor land management practices including vineyard removal that once helped slow fires. Better prevention and forest management could have limited this damage significantly.

While this fire is certainly tragic, calling it purely a climate disaster ignores the human factors at play. Initial reports suggest the blaze started due to negligence on a regional road, and the rapid spread was exacerbated by poor land management practices including vineyard removal that once helped slow fires. Better prevention and forest management could have limited this damage significantly.

Frances Largest Fire In 76 Years Is Still Out Of Control

France Battles Largest Wildfire Since 1949 in Aude Region

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This devastating wildfire shows the urgent reality of climate change hitting Europe's most vulnerable regions. The unprecedented scale of destruction - larger than Paris itself - demonstrates how rising temperatures and prolonged droughts are creating perfect storm conditions for catastrophic blazes. The heroic efforts of over 2,100 firefighters can't overcome the fundamental environmental changes making these disasters inevitable.

This devastating wildfire shows the urgent reality of climate change hitting Europe's most vulnerable regions. The unprecedented scale of destruction - larger than Paris itself - demonstrates how rising temperatures and prolonged droughts are creating perfect storm conditions for catastrophic blazes. The heroic efforts of over 2,100 firefighters can't overcome the fundamental environmental changes making these disasters inevitable.

France battles largest wildfire in years as blaze ravages southern wine region

France Battles Largest Wildfire Since 1949 in Aude Region

France Battles Largest Wildfire Since 1949 in Aude Region

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