Is climate change the only culprit behind Europe’s wildfires?

The sky over Athens turned orange last month, an apocalyptic sight for the residents of the Greek capital who saw wildfire flames at the city’s doorstep - with ash-filled smoke looming over the 2 thousand years old Acropolis. Looking back at this summer, Greece was not alone. Much of Southern Europe faced the same nightmare of devastating wildfires. Although climate change and rising temperatures are obvious culprits behind wildfires, are they the only ones? 

Europe, Day by Day is Europod's first daily podcast, in co-production with Sphera Network.

The executive producer of Europe, Day by Day is Alexander Damiano Ricci. 

The host of Europe, Day by Day is Emma Belmonte. 

The scriptwriter of this episode is Emma Belmonte

This episode was produced and edited by Seden Anlar.

Original soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.  

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