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Massive Wildfires Test the Limits of International Cooperation
Countries increasingly need each other’s assistance to fight fires. But as global warming amps up fire weather across continents, help is getting harder to find.
By Nicholas Kusnetz
When wildfires began raging across France and Spain last month, the European Union sent aircraft and firefighters from nine other countries. The Pacific Northwest, where fires have forced tens of thousands to evacuate, has landed help from Australia and New Zealand.