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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Suman Naishadham

Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds

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The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula's most destructive wildfire seasons in recorded history, were 40 times more likely due to climate change, according to a study released Thursday.

The analysis by World Weather Attribution, or WWA, said the weather conditions were about 30% more intense compared to the preindustrial era, when heavy reliance on fossil fuels began.

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