A large heatwave has cased wildfires across Europe and North Africa. Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and France are attempting to extinguish them with little success. Heatwaves are indications that climate change has gotten worse, Temperatures have reached up to 113 F. Wildfires have increased in terms of intensity. Every year there is a recurring pattern. The heatwaves in 2021 were a cause for concern, but 2022 holds more peril. Evacuations are underway as firefighters try to stop the disaster. When the wildfires are put out the damage can last fa beyond property destruction. Deaths, homelessness, and environmental damage can not be reversed. Planting trees or rebuilding could take decades to complete. The costs would be immense. The heatwaves are becoming stronger. Combined with a longer duration wildfires will be more powerful. Climate change cannot be ignored, because it is inducing more natural disasters. Denial is not based around ignorance, rather an attempt to protect fossil fuel corporations. The increase in global temperatures puts public health in danger. Water can become limited under such conditions. Morocco has reported it is experiencing drought. Loss of water is more devastating for North African countries based on their mostly desert based physical geography. The wildfires in Europe and North Africa demonstrate a need for an unified international strategy to fight climate change.
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