Monday, June 29, 2026
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After winter storms, fires now threaten Portugal's forests

In a forest of pine and eucalyptus trees in central Portugal, chainsaws and diggers hum away clearing paths blocked by trees uprooted in winter storms, but the threat now is a high risk of summer fires.

After winter storms, fires now threaten Portugal's forests
Image: Phys.org
In a forest of pine and eucalyptus trees in central Portugal, chainsaws and diggers hum away clearing paths blocked by trees uprooted in winter storms, but the threat now is a high risk of summer fires.

Originally published at Phys.org

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