Wildfires have scorched hotspots in several Mediterranean countries this month, with blazes forcing thousands of people into lockdown in Catalonia in Spain, and encroaching on France's second-biggest city of Marseille. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/15/climate-change/europe-wildfires-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #wildfires #europe #heatwaves