HOSTENS — As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the…
“All the greenery will come back in the spring, which will be flammable, so we have to make sure new fires can’t start from these hot spots,” Carnir said.
An unusually dry winter across parts of the south of the European continent has reduced moisture in the soil and raised fears of a repeat of 2022, when 785,000 hectares were destroyed in Europe – more than double the annual average for the past 16 years, according to European Commission statistics.Article content
Spain’s first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes, authorities said.In Gironde, the wildfires that surrounded the town of Origne and displaced its inhabitants for two weeks last July are long extinguished. Firefighters managed to save all but one house, yet some scars remain.
From officials to wood workers, everyone agreed that clear pathways and firebreaks in forests are key to slowing down wildfires.Article content But in private parcels, the economical incentive is to plant pine, that will rapidly grow into marketable wood.
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