Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures
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- Europe is battling widespread wildfires and drought during a summer of extreme heat, per a Guardian photo essay published August 7, 2026.
- The photo collection captures dry riverbeds and scorched earth across much of the continent, visually documenting the scale of the drought conditions.
Why it matters: By compiling photographic evidence of dried waterways and burned terrain across multiple countries, the essay makes the continent-wide scale of Europe's 2026 drought and wildfire crisis visible in a way statistics alone cannot.
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