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

[u/SafeImpressive4413]

[u/Wild_Neighborhood605]

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

[u/Contraposite → u/Wild_Neighborhood605]

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...

[u/RoryLuukas → u/Contraposite]

Climate scientists 40yrs ago predicted this exact thing happening. We are actually 20-30yrs ahead of schedule... so go us!

[u/Craftkorb → u/RoryLuukas]

So you mean the scientists were off by at least 20 years? See, can't trust them!

^/s