Portugal, a country helplessly prone to forest fires
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 10:51
in Earth & Climate
As the temperature began to soar across the Iberian peninsula last week, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before fires started—they've become a summer fixture. But this time they came with a vengeance, one in Pedrogao Grande in north central Portugal killing 62 people—the country's worst forest fire tragedy on record.