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Moscow and other parts of Russia recently experienced welcome relief in the form of cool rains after a summer dominated by deadly record temperatures and wildfires.
Turkey and Greece, however, are in the midst of their own heat wave, which is resulting in forest fires causing evacuations in both countries.
Strong winds are now buffeting Turkey and Greece after a two week heatwave during which temperatures topped 39 Celsius.
–Euronews
For more on the story, including a short video report go to the following article from Euronews:
Forest fires hit Turkey and Greece after heatwave
Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, Bolivia is struggling to deal with a huge forest fire problem, which has left most of the country blanketed in smoke.
From a BBC News report:
Almost 25,000 fires have destroyed about 1.5m hectares (3.7m acres) of land and more than 60 houses.
Fires are a normal part of farming practices in Bolivia, but dry conditions and strong winds this year have put the situation beyond the capacity of the South American nation’s resources. Bolivian president Evo Morales has appealed to neighboring Argentina and Brazil for assistance.
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