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| Germany has been experiencing record-high temperatures and has seen the outbreak of unusually extensive wildfires. A forest fire in the Saalfelder Höhe municipality in Thuringia was described as the largest wildfire in the state in the last three decades. The Gohrischheide area on the border between Saxony and Brandenburg, a former military training area where the ground is full of discarded ammunition, has seen a record 2,100 hectares destroyed. Farmers in Brandenburg are forced to carry out an emergency harvest, to prevent the fire from spreading to the dry rye or grain. The early harvest means financial losses because it can probably only be used as animal feed. Climate change is making summers warmer and winters milder, creating ideal conditions for pests. |
