@blogdiva@mastodon.social
publications like @NatGeoEsp@flipboard.com
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/medio-ambiente/riesgo-extremo-casi-toda-espana-por-incendios-amenaza-creciente-por-cambio-climatico-es-principal-vector-que-esta-condicionando-comportamiento-diferente-estos-megaincendios_26007?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
and @dtpnews@mastodon.social
https://www.dtpnews.com/2025/08/13/espanol/dtpnews/incendios-en-europa-imagenes-de-incendios-actuales-en-grecia-portugal-italia-y-espana/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
point to the obvious main vector for #wildfires: #climateChange
but thereβs some like @theconversationes@newsie.social that go into more specifics: the abandonment of rural economies.
https://theconversation.com/fomentar-la-economia-rural-el-mejor-antidoto-contra-los-incendios-261935
and those rural areas have been controlled by the largest conservative party in the country, which is why their opposition have started to point fingers to them:
via @ElConfidencial@flipboard.com
https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2025-08-13/puente-acusa-pp-desmantelar-servicios-reafirma-tuits-incendios_4190647/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
@blogdiva@mastodon.social
the #wildfires consuming #Spain are also consuming Portugal because the fires started in their shared Galicia region and itβs extended from there.
https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/portugal-em-alerta-a-evolucao-da-resposta-a-incendios-ao-minuto_e1676063
apparently #Portugal doesnβt have firefighting airplanes to deal with the fires and has had to ask Marruecos #Morocco for help:
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.abc.es/sociedad/portugal-aviones-fuego-pide-ayuda-marruecos-luchar-20250812173042-nt.html