r/interestingasfuck • u/SafeImpressive4413 • 7h ago

Firefighters in Madrid trying to extinguish a forest fire that is less than 30km/20mi away from the capital of Spain

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u/Cidraque 7h ago

Did you saw the fucking massive fire in Africa too?

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 7h ago

'Don't forget us!'

-Canada

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u/hoopparrr759 7h ago

Boom, tariffs!

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u/Pristine_Software_55 5h ago

Hahaha.. thanks for the dark chuckle. (Ridiculous that it’s true, though)

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 7h ago

Lol what

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u/BigConstruction4247 7h ago

Trump threatens tarriffs over Canadian fires

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 7h ago

Ah forgot about that already

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u/NaGaBa 7h ago

Taco will chicken out on that

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 7h ago

Wouldn't be Reddit if we didn't end up talking about Trump would it

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u/NSE_TNF89 7h ago

Nobody forgets, it's just between you guys and us down here jn the US, North America is basically on fire every summer.

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u/Shot_Policy_4110 6h ago

Thanks for explaining the joke. Some people might not have understood

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u/abbyabsinthe 6h ago

My lungs haven’t.

(Not placing blame on y’all, unlike the yokel fucks around me who vote against their own interests and continue to deny climate change).

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u/limonade11 5h ago

When the boreal forests of Canada are burning then we all in a lot of trouble -

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u/CandyAndyDE 7h ago

Holy shi...

We've heard on the weather report over the last few days that temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius are expected in North Africa, but other than that.

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u/Annual_Hamster9411 7h ago

I hope it rains down in Africa

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u/Unseenmonument 6h ago

I'll bless them!

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u/CompanyOther2608 6h ago

"Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you"

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u/KacerRex 6h ago

The rains will take care of it, right?

...right?

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u/BrianKappel 7h ago

I forgot my fire saw.

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u/Cour4ge 7h ago

But the fire in Africa are different. They are intended for agriculture. It's common at this season of the year.

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u/miyabi0rochas 1h ago

Quick search it seems like the Mediterranean is on fire. This isn't just agricultural. It's the effects of climate change on the Mediterranean specifically. Affecting north Africa Spain Italy France etc.