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EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires

Boat houses sit on the Po river, in Linarolo, near Pavia, Italy, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The largest Italian river Po is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, leaving the Lomellina rice flats without the water necessary to flood the paddies. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The fire burns on a hill near Korydallos, west of Athens, early Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Dozens of firefighters, are battling a brush fire west of Athens. No injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

EU warns of dire climate season ahead with droughts, fires