Fire-Ravaged Greece Braces for More Heat as Rest of Europe Cools
- Greek firefighters are tackling more than 100 wildfires
- Global warming is fueling extremes across Northern Hemisphere
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Greek authorities are evacuating part of the central city of Lamia as high winds and heat increased the threat posed by wildfires across the country.
Residents in the north of the city of 52,000 people were told to move south as a blaze endangers homes. As temperatures in Greece on Wednesday climbed toward 47C (116.6F), the situation on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu was also deteriorating, forcing more residents to flee as coastguard vessels stood by for beach rescues.