{"id":273221,"date":"2025-08-29T00:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spain-and-portugal-wildfires-drive-worst-eu-season-on-record-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T00:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:05:09","slug":"spain-and-portugal-wildfires-drive-worst-eu-season-on-record-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spain-and-portugal-wildfires-drive-worst-eu-season-on-record-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yzqJ_ssP1BI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzqJ_ssP1BI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A record one million hectares have burned across the European Union so far this year, making it the worst wildfire season since records began in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Spain and Portugal have been hit especially hard, with roughly 1% of the entire Iberian Peninsula scorched, according to EU scientists.<\/p>\n<p>The worsening fire season in the Mediterranean has been linked directly to climate change in a separate study by the World Weather Attribution group at Imperial College London.<\/p>\n<p>Experts warn that more frequent and severe fires across Europe are likely to continue in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Spain #Portugal #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A record one million hectares have burned across the European Union so far this year, making it the worst wildfire season since records began in 2006. 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