Calls are growing for more European Union funding to support efforts to combat wildfires raging across several countries – with more breaking out every day. Huge blazes in France and Spain have caused unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people. More and more countries are reporting out-of-control fires, including Greece, Turkey, Portugal and the UK. DW’s Brent Goff spoke to DW correspondent Rosie Birchard in Bordeaux, while DW’s Nicole Frölich talked with Francesca Di Giuseppe from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
Chapters:
00:00 Wildfires spread across Europe as funding debate grows
02:08 Is the EU spending enough on wildfire response?
03:13 Firefighters brace for a long summer ahead
04:43 DW’s Rosie Birchard visits a Bordeaux firefighting command center
05:25 European cooperation in battling wildfires
05:43 EU Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib calls for action
06:17 Member states weigh increased EU emergency funding
07:00 Interview with fire forecast researcher Francesca Di Giuseppe
08:00 August forecast raises concerns across southern Europe
09:50 How forecasting models and AI help predict wildfire risks
11:35 Francesca Di Giuseppe on the future of wildfire forecasting
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