Fires in Europe are breaking records: here’s what the future holds

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02361-3Countries such as Spain and France can expect fire regimes more like those of California as climate change favours hot, dry conditions, scientists suggest.

Nature, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02361-3

Countries such as Spain and France can expect fire regimes more like those of California as climate change favours hot, dry conditions, scientists suggest.

First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ is about to take off

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02351-5The towering formations appearing over severe wildfires in France and Oregon loft smoke so high they have global consequences.

Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02351-5

The towering formations appearing over severe wildfires in France and Oregon loft smoke so high they have global consequences.

This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02293-yForecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.

Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02293-y

Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.