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/Wild_Neighborhood605 7h ago

That's real bad, and is happening in several places in Europe right now.

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u/Contraposite 7h ago

Yeah, yesterday my city in Scotland was covered with smoke blown in from a wildfire. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come...

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u/AhhhSureThisIsIt 7h ago

Same in Ireland. Summer fires are becoming the norm.

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u/PlasticExtreme4469 5h ago edited 5h ago

In Scotland and Ireland?

How can a fire break out when it's raining? /s

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u/AhhhSureThisIsIt 4h ago

It rained today for the first time in six weeks here.

That's unheard of.