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Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought

FILE - A man watches as a wildfire approaches Kochyli beach near the village of Limni, on the Evia island, Greece, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Athens, on Aug. 6, 2021. In Greece, which suffered some of Europe's most devastating fires last August, authorities say higher fuel costs have added to challenges facing the Fire Service that relies heavily on water-dropping planes to battle blazes in the mountainous country. (AP Photo/Thodoris Nikolaou, File)

FILE - Flames burn trees on a hill during a wildfire in Voula suburb, in southern Athens, Greece, Saturday, June 4, 2022. In Greece, which suffered some of Europe's most devastating fires last August, authorities say higher fuel costs have added to challenges facing the Fire Service that relies heavily on water-dropping planes to battle blazes in the mountainous country. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis, File)

FILE - A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire as volunteers hold the water hose in Agios Stefanos, in northern Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. In Greece, which suffered some of Europe's most devastating fires last August, authorities say higher fuel costs have added to challenges facing the Fire Service that relies heavily on water-dropping planes to battle blazes in the mountainous country. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

FILE - A firefighter tries to extinguish the fire in a house during a wildfire in Thea area some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. In Greece, which suffered some of Europe's most devastating fires last August, authorities say higher fuel costs have added to challenges facing the Fire Service that relies heavily on water-dropping planes to battle blazes in the mountainous country. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

FILE - Parts of the old village of Aceredo, submerged three decades ago when a hydropower dam flooded the valley, which reemerged due to drought at the Lindoso reservoir, in northwestern Spain, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE, A view of a house in the old village of Aceredo, once submerged three decades ago when a hydropower dam flooded the valley which reemerged due to drought, at the Lindoso reservoir, in northwestern Spain, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

FILE, A view of the burned landscape after forest fires affected the area near to Miranda de Arga, northern Spain, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. But it's still only June. Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs needed to operate firefighting aircraft have already heightened concerns across Europe this summer. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)

FILE, A firefighter plane drops a fire retardant on a burning area of San Martin de Unx in northern Spain, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. But it's still only June. Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs needed to operate firefighting aircraft have already heightened concerns across Europe this summer. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses, File)

FILE - A view of the burned landscape after forest fires affected the area near to Miranda de Arga, northern Spain, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. But it's still only June. Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs needed to operate firefighting aircraft have already heightened concerns across Europe this summer. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)

A firefighter works in front of flames during a wildfire in the Sierra de la Culebra in the Zamora Provence on Saturday June 18, 2022. Spain is breathing a sigh of relief as a sharp drop in temperatures is helping firefighters contain wildfires across the country that destroyed tens of thousands of acres of wooded land. But it’s still only June. Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs needed to operate firefighting aircraft have already heightened concerns across Europe this summer. (Emilio Fraile/Europa Press via AP)

Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought