Reacción a "The wildfire in Los Gallardos (Almería) has left at least 12 people dead"

Just the same as last year, the extreme fires we are seeing in Spain are the consequence of a moist spring allowing for vegetation accumulation, a dry summer, and extreme heat. Past studies mean that we know extreme heat and summer droughts are becoming more intense in the region, with these shifts attributable to human caused climate change. The rapid shift in fire weather extremes we are seeing means more intense fires, that burn hotter and spread faster. Whilst vegetation management and emergency response play an important role in fire risk, the increasing frequency of severe fire weather extremes is the key reason why we have seen such severe wildfire impacts over southern Europe in the last few years.