Wildfire response must evolve to keep pace with climate change, EU says

Around 90 per cent of wildfires are started by human activities, such as campfires or discarded cigarettes.

The European Union's response to ⁠wildfires needs more funding, greater focus on forest management and enhanced education about fire risk as the climate changes, the head of the bloc's crisis response said, as France and Spain battle deadly blazes.

Studio Romantic/Shutterstock As the smell of smoke and burning drifts around my neighbourhood from wildfires in nearby north Wales and Manchester, I worry that the consequences of this climate crisis are getting closer. The decline of our planet is no longer just a physical threat; it is a mental health emergency. The

Fires in Killarney and Wicklow Mountains national parks required a continuous response from National Parks and Wildlife Service