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Wildfires are raging across large swaths of Europe, prompting hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

The fires are the latest weather event on a continent that has experienced a lot of heat this summer, which scientists say has created conditions that make wildfires more likely.<\/p>\n

But at what point is it too late to adapt to a changing climate?
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This episode was produced by\u00a0Michelle Aslam and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Mallory Yu and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

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Wildfires are raging across large swaths of Europe, prompting hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

The fires are the latest weather event on a continent that has experienced a lot of heat this summer, which scientists say has created conditions that make wildfires more likely.<\/p>\n

But at what point is it too late to adapt to a changing climate?
\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This episode was produced by\u00a0Michelle Aslam and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Mallory Yu and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. 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