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Mediterranean has become a 'wildfire hotspot', EU scientists say

Environment · 5:46 PM UTC

The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a high risk of further fires and smoke pollution around the region, a European Union atmosphere monitor said on Wednesday.

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