Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-08-23 21:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Wildfires
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: World News, Environment & Climate
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An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde inferno
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