Wildfires of Opportunity: How a Belgian Blaze Exposes the EU's Climate Achilles' Heel The rolling hills and verdant forests of the High Fens nature reserve in Belgium have been ravaged by wildfire, leaving residents evacuated, firefighters battling the blaze, and Europe's climate vulnerabilities starkly exposed.
The scale of the disaster is staggering – nearly one third of the protected area has been consumed by flames, making it Belgium's worst wildfire in recent history.
But this is not an isolated incident; wildfires are raging across western Europe, from south western France to Croatia, Spain, and Serbia.