Saumos
- Aug 28
French firefighter unions file six-week strike notice demanding recruits and budget funding
Nine French firefighter unions will conduct a national strike from 8 September to 20 October 2026, pressing the government for 50,000 career personnel and dedicated state funding.
- Jul 28
France records its first 'fire cloud' as Gironde wildfire destroys 420 sq km and forces 220,000 evacuations
A wildfire in France's Gironde region has produced the country's first documented pyrocumulonimbus cloud, a rare thunderstorm-like formation that can generate its own lightning and accelerate the blaze.
- Jul 23
Gironde begins recovery after wildfire that burned 42,000 hectares: tourism, aid, and the risk of resurgence
Two weeks after a wildfire burned 42,000 hectares and forced 220,000 people to evacuate, Gironde's tourism sector is slowly reopening, with occupancy rates far below normal and local officials calling for a 'Marshall Plan' for devastated communities.
