2026-07-27 03:07 UTC
In the United Kingdom, local firefighting agencies have been overwhelmed by vegetation fires during repeated heatwaves. Numerous forest and moorland fires, including some in the infamously damp Scottish Highlands, continue to burn.
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@weatherwest@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 03:07
Many of these fires, from British Columbia to the South of France, have exhibited extreme behavior even when ambient winds have been modest. This has largely been due to deep pyroconvective development, including full-fledged fire-generated thunderstorms.