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Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents

The Guardian UK · 21 September 2026 at 10:00

Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents

Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating intensifies European babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their great-grandparents if climate action does not ramp up quickly, a study has found.

Global heating under current policies will expose a child born in Europe in 2025 to three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather over their lifetime than someone born in 1950, the researchers found.

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Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents

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