{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/6a639004a7fbf9da14392e4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why are 'apocalyptic' wildfires spreading across France and Spain?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1784909935285-ec4a358c-758e-43f0-bc79-7fb34293655e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Deadly wildfires have sparked by the extreme heat, dry ground and strong winds have been spreading across Europe as it bakes in hot weather.</p><p><br></p><p>Thousands have been evacuated from France's south-western coast due to blazes while Spain has been battling wildfires close to Madrid while more than a dozen died recently in the southeastern province of Almeria.</p><p><br></p><p>What is causing the risk of wildfires to increase, how can they be managed - and how much are humans to blame?</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:</p><p><br></p><p>Alessio Ghirlanda</p><p>Reporter from The Olive Press</p><p><br></p><p>Jim Dale</p><p>Founder and Senior Meteorological Consultant at British Weather Services</p><p><br></p><p>Juan Picos</p><p>Forest fire scientist at the University of Vigo.</p><p><br></p><p>Beatrice Mosello</p><p>Senior Research Fellow in the Environment and Society Centre at Chatham House</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast to keep up to date and access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions at https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</p>","author_name":"TRT World"}