A heatwave spreading across Europe is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.  Around 3,500 firefighters in Portugal are battling dozens of blazes, as temperatures break records in various parts of the country. The worst has been reported in Leiria, where 600 people were forced out of their homes. It has triggered memories of deadly wildfires in 2017, which claimed the lives of more than 100 people. Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting because of climate change. The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began. Adelino Rodrigues, a 77-year-old farmer in Leiria, said that “everything burned”. “It looked like the end of the world,” he said.(BBC)…[+]