# Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent

https://mins.news/en/item/22355

- France 24, 2026-08-14 16:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260814-europe-raging-wildfires-scorch-large-swaths-of-the-continent

> Firefighters across Europe fought multiple blazes on August 14 as a new wave of record heat spread across much of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change and are straining countries built for long, cold winters, with limited capacity for extreme heat and little air conditioning.

## Stories

- [European Heatwave Wildfire and Drought Crisis](https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/european-heatwave-and-drought.md

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