{"id":172689,"date":"2024-07-31T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-wildfires-lessons-learnt-from-portugal-on-assignment-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:00:23","slug":"europes-wildfires-lessons-learnt-from-portugal-on-assignment-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europes-wildfires-lessons-learnt-from-portugal-on-assignment-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s Wildfires: Lessons learnt from Portugal &#8211; On Assignment | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SGPfJKgzk8w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Europe's Wildfires: Lessons learnt from Portugal - On Assignment | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SGPfJKgzk8w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In 2017 the ferocious wildfires that spread across Portugal soon became the worst disaster in the country\u2019s modern history. The event traumatized government and many of those living outside Portugal\u2019s largest cities &#8211; and prompted a rethink of how such blazes &#8211; worsened by climate change &#8211; should be tackled. In recent years, Portugal\u2019s efforts to reshape fire prevention have drawn interest from around the world.  And, as wildfire season begins across Europe, Rachel Younger went to northern Portugal to find out more. Catch up on the full episode here on ITVX &#8211;  https:\/\/www.itv.com\/watch\/on-assignment\/2a3007<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017 the ferocious wildfires that spread across Portugal soon became the worst disaster in the country\u2019s modern history. The event traumatized government and many of those living outside Portugal\u2019s largest cities &#8211; and prompted a rethink of how such blazes &#8211; worsened by climate change &#8211; should be tackled. 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