Climate change has been linked to a record-breaking heat wave that has resulted in hundreds of heat- related deaths in Europe.
The smoke came from a forest fire in Pont de Vilomara.
More than 12,000 people have been forced to leave their homes because of two large wildfires in the pine forests just south of Bordeaux, France.
As firefighters battle more than 30 forest blazes across the country, most of Spain was placed under a heat warning on Sunday after the Carlos III Health Institute reported hundreds of heat-related deaths from causes like heat stroke.
The Health Ministry said late Saturday that over 700 people have died from heat-related causes in Portugal in the past week.
The Met Office issued its first-ever "extreme" heat warning for London and other parts of the U.K.
30% of Italy's agricultural output comes from the area which is famous for its rice and prosciutto ham.
The national fire brigade in Greece recorded 71 new fires in the past 24 hours, due to high winds and soaring temperatures.
Climate change is to blame for the high temperatures. The prime minister said there is no doubt that climate change has contributed to the dry spell in Italy. The high temperatures predicted for the U.K. next week are 10 times more likely to happen because of human activity, according to a U.K. Met Office scientist. According to a recent study, the likelihood of extremely hot days in the U.K. will continue to increase. The Commissioner of the European Union blamed climate change for the increased intensity of European heat waves.
The effects of climate change on everyone.
There are forest fires in southwestFrance for the fifth day.
Europe is in the middle of a heat wave.
The UK had its first red extreme heat warning.
One-third of national agriculture production is at risk due to the Italian dry spell.
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