On March 3, 30 spring wildfires broke out in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain, and authorities pointed to the factors behind the arson, but record spring heat and lack of rainfall also contributed to the spread of the fires.
Reuters reported on the 31st that most of the fires are related to man-made arson, but the authorities have not arrested any arsonists, and their motives are not clear.
According to the Spanish media EFE reported on the 30th, according to the latest information provided by the Emergency Services of the Autonomous Region of Asturias (SEPA), forest fires in Asturias broke out simultaneously in 30 cities on the 35th, with a total of 105, and the National Guard evacuated about 20 people that night, and more than 600 firefighters were sent to fight the fire.
Earlier, on the 23rd, Spain's first fire this year broke out in eastern Valencia. According to the Associated Press, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said on the 27th that "fires have become commonplace in the past few years, and the anomaly is that we saw them in March," "This has a lot to do with the climate emergency facing the world." He added.
Reuters reports that Spain is experiencing a prolonged drought after three consecutive years of below-average rainfall. Environment Minister Teresa Ribera said "off-season fires" were becoming more common.
Spain experienced its hottest on record on March 3, with temperatures 29 to 7 degrees Celsius above normal, Spain's National Weather Service said. According to the Associated Press, Spanish Meteorological Agency spokesman Rubén del Campo also warned on the 14th that temperatures in Castellón and other parts of eastern Spain will be 29-5 degrees Celsius higher than average in the next few days, which are "temperatures that usually occur in mid-to-late May."
"We are in climatic conditions that are conducive to fires," says Juli Pausas, an expert in fire ecology at the Spanish National Research Council, "We knew early on that the climate was changing, and we knew that this would have consequences, including more wildfires, but we haven't done enough to stop it." ”
(Surging News Reporter Nan Boyi Intern Wei Xun)