An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde inferno The ruinous fires that overran parts of France this summer have burned more land than ever recorded, forced more people from their homes th...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/french-fires-150-years-in-the-making-visual-guide)

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