Things aren't looking up as the continent stares down the barrel of an ongoing dry spell.
According to The Associated Press, the EU commissioner warned that the current dry spell in Europe could become the worst on record.
The devastating effects of climate change can be seen in the wildfires in the mix.
According to statistics, we have the most intense, intense forest fires in Europe. We expect the next forest fire season to follow this pattern.
The numbers are frightening. According to the European Environment Agency, the EU recorded the highest amount of area burned by forest fires in 30 years.
This season is going to be even worse. According to the European Forest Fire Information System, the weekly cumulative number of fires has hovered around five times the average over the last eight years.
The previous record for fires in a single week was 1,018 in the week of July 2nd.
The Italian government has declared a state of emergency in five regions of northern Italy due to the worst dry spell in 70 years, according to the report.
The nation is mourning the deaths of at least nine hikers who were killed last weekend when a massive chunk of the Marmolada glacier melted off and cascaded into the ocean.
Nine percent of Italy's water usage comes from personal water consumption, which is why the country is asking its citizens to limit their water use.
With Europe seemingly on fire, the EU isn't doing itself any favors with its latest vote to keep natural gas in its green bond standard regulation, a significant step backwards in its efforts to fight climate change.
The American West's megadrought is the worst it's been in 1200 years.
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