French authorities ordered more evacuations along the Atlantic coast as heat threatened firefighters. Thousands of residents and tourists were displaced by the massive wildfire west of Bordeaux. Spain also braced for a fourth heat wave with several large fires still burning. Firefighters made progress in some areas, allowing some evacuees to return home. Climate change is exacerbating these dangerous and widespread wildfire events.

More than 300,000 people have fled their homes or holiday accommodation as major wildfires continue to spread across France and Spain, prompting one of the largest civilian…

A wildfire threatening Bordeaux forced 55,000 people to evacuate overnight Sunday, pushing the number displaced across the region to 250,000 as neighboring...