A woman covers her face to protect herself from the smoke. Residents hold their pets in fright as they watch the blazing, red monster slowly swallow their home. People trudge through the black, burnt paths of what once was a beautiful, thriving town. This is all happening while firefighters struggle to put out a deadly, devastating fires in Spain and Portugal. At least 35 people have died as strong hurricane winds swept hundreds of fire across northern Spain and Portugal. Authorities have declared states of emergency in areas that have been affected, and over 500 fires have been recorded. As of Monday morning, October 16, thousands of firefighters fight 63 fires. Relief is needed, and is achieved when rain starts to dump on the areas, predicted
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They don’t have the proper registration of forest landowners. The unusual hot and dry season ignited the flames, and hundreds of blazes have killed more than 40 people. USA Today states that poor land management has made Portugal more vulnerable. Portugal is a major paper industry. Many of their forests are filled with eucalyptus trees, which contain highly flammable chemicals. On Tuesday, October 17, a time of mourning began in Portugal. At least 36 died in the blazes, 63 injured, and 16 in a severed state. Prime Minister Antonio Costa stated “This country has been plagued with the largest wave of fires since 2006. This is a moment of mourning, of showing our condolences to the families of the victims.” In Spain, mourning has also taken place. The wildfires in Spain, Portugal, and recently in California all share one thing in common. A summer heat wave named “Lucifer” has left already dry areas now parched. UN DISPATCH has informed that the summer just keeps getting hotter. The climate is changing, and people need to do something about it. If we don’t, our world can turn into a disaster zone. Water levels would be too high, fires would race across the earth, and hurricanes would dominate the skies. Disasters like these warn us about what will happen next, but we don’t always see those
They don’t have the proper registration of forest landowners. The unusual hot and dry season ignited the flames, and hundreds of blazes have killed more than 40 people. USA Today states that poor land management has made Portugal more vulnerable. Portugal is a major paper industry. Many of their forests are filled with eucalyptus trees, which contain highly flammable chemicals. On Tuesday, October 17, a time of mourning began in Portugal. At least 36 died in the blazes, 63 injured, and 16 in a severed state. Prime Minister Antonio Costa stated “This country has been plagued with the largest wave of fires since 2006. This is a moment of mourning, of showing our condolences to the families of the victims.” In Spain, mourning has also taken place. The wildfires in Spain, Portugal, and recently in California all share one thing in common. A summer heat wave named “Lucifer” has left already dry areas now parched. UN DISPATCH has informed that the summer just keeps getting hotter. The climate is changing, and people need to do something about it. If we don’t, our world can turn into a disaster zone. Water levels would be too high, fires would race across the earth, and hurricanes would dominate the skies. Disasters like these warn us about what will happen next, but we don’t always see those