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UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn | Wildfires | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/conwy-villagers-flee-homes-as-wildfires-burn-in-wales-and-england“The UK has traditionally experienced many of its larger heathland and moorland fires in spring, when dead vegetation remains from winter and live plants have not yet fully greened up.
“In an ordinary summer, that new green growth contains enough moisture to make much of the landscape more resistant to fire. What we are seeing during repeated and exceptional heatwaves is that this natural seasonal protection can break down.
“The other important feature of this weekend was the number of fires occurring at the rural-urban interface, where flammable vegetation meets homes and infrastructure.
“The fires around York and Walthamstow may be small compared with the large moorland fires that dominate annual burned-area statistics for the UK, but their consequences can be disproportionately large – a relatively small vegetation fire in a densely populated area can become a major emergency.”