Europe's Wildfire Season Ignites Fears of Climate Change Consequences The evacuation by sea of hundreds of people from a Greek coastal town as wildfires rage across Europe serves as a grim reminder that climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate and devastating reality.
The blazes sweeping through Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey are not just natural disasters, but symptoms of our collective failure to adapt to the changing climate.
The fires in central Greece, where hundreds were left stranded after being told to move inland, highlight the vulnerability of even well prepared countries.