ATHENS, Greece — Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely, said a new study released Thursday.

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A new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely

The study out Thursday from World Weather Attribution said the wildfires that killed 20 people, forced 80,000 to evacuate and burned more than 1 million hectares were 22% more intense in 2025

It's been Europe's worst recorded year of wildfires

World Weather Attribution is a group of researchers that reports on whether and to what extent extreme weather events are affect

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