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"The heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over
recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of
people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate
emergency, the country’s environment minister has said.
Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other
Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said
the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof
of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating.
Aagesen said that while some of the fires appeared to have been started
deliberately, the deadly blazes were a clear indicator of the climate emergency
and of the need for better preparation and prevention.
“The fires are one of the parts of the impact of that climate change, which is
why we have to do all we can when it comes to prevention,” she told
Cadena
Ser radio.
“Our country is especially vulnerable to climate change. We have resources now
but, given that the scientific evidence and the general expectation point to it
having an ever greater impact, we need to work to reinforce and professionalise
those resources.”
The Spanish government on Wednesday said it has asked the European Union for
its help, in particular for two water-bombing planes. “We officially asked
tonight” for the assistance, interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told
Cadena Ser.
Aagesen’s comments came a day after temperatures in parts of southern Spain
surged past 45C (113F). The state meteorological office, Aemet, said there were
no recorded precedents for the temperatures experienced between 1 August and 20
August."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
