Wildfire threat moving east, threatening Italy and Greece, EU says

World climate crisisfireGreeceItalyTop News Wildfire threat moving east, threatening Italy and Greece, EU says Tourists Visit The Acropolis During A Heatwave In Athens Relevant News As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use 29 July 2026 Wildfire threat moving east, threatening Italy and Greece, EU says 29 July 2026 Norwegian teen found guilty in UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group 29 July 2026 newsroom 29 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Greece, Italy and Central Europe are set to face heightened wildfire risk in the coming weeks, threatening further disasters even as wildfires continue to blaze in Spain and France, the head of the EU’s emergency response centre said on Wednesday. Maria Zuber, head of the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre, said the ongoing heatwave meant the next few days would be “very difficult” in France, but that other countries should also prepare for imminent potential disasters. “The next risk, it’s already moving to Greece and also Central Europe,” Zuber told reporters on Wednesday. “Greece for the moment was spared, and now we see that it will go to Greece. Italy will face risk at the beginning of August, and we will need to see what will happen with the Iberian Peninsula, because if (it is) there as well, we will have all Europe on fire,” she said. The forecast reflects weather conditions that help fires ignite and spread rapidly, such as high temperatures, dry air, wind and a lack of rain. Climate change is intensifying the hot, dry conditions that allow wildfires to ​spread faster and burn longer. Europe suffered its worst wildfire season on record last year, with more than a million hectares of land burned. Zuber said Europe’s fire situation this year so far was similar. “We have the potential that this is another record,” she said. The EU centre coordinates the deployment of aircraft and firefighters to countries that request emergency support, drawing on resources pooled by European countries and rented by the EU. It has sent seven planes and four helicopters to France, and six planes and three ground forest firefighting teams to Spain. Not all planes in the EU fleet are currently occupied, and some are pre-stationed in eastern and central Europe as the risk there rises, Zuber said. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use Norwegian teen found guilty in UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group The ten best short novels under 150 pages – chosen by experts Our own Odyssey: The journey back to ourselves Bird Aviation signs seven-year base maintenance deal with easyJet Half of England declared in drought Cyprus to make AI Olympiad debut with two teams in Kazakhstan Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.