tens of thousands of people march through glasgow demanding new steps to tackle global warming one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. now on bbc news, it s time for our world. bethany bell looks at the consequences of the recent wildfires in greece. this summer, greece was on fire. thousands of wildfires were fanned by its worst heatwave in decades. hardest hit was the country s second largest island, evia. the government has
we ve heard a lot of words about climate change this week. in greece, people have experienced the terrible reality. wildfires raged there this summer, fanned by the country s worst heatwave in decades. temperatures are expected to rise in the coming years. there are concerns these fires could become worse. bethany bell reports. this summer, greece was on fire. the fire on the island of evia was the biggest in greece since records began. it was a mega fire, an intense blaze which burnt out of control for days. in some places, only the sea could stop it. many people were forced to flee their homes. wildfires in the mediterranean are common, but firefighters say
this year s mega fires were unprecedented. lieutenant colonel stratos anastasopoulos, who s responsible for coordinating firefighting aircraft across greece, took us up to see the extent of the destruction. what made it so intense this year? because of the very, very dry. the brush and the grass and the trees. is this climate change? yes. the heat wave? yeah. it was very difficult for us. the first time that they came here in evia, i cried because it is all over fires, all over. here, there, there, there. up there in the other mountain. in the other mountain, oh, my god! the raging flames destroyed huge swathes of forest, a third of the island s territory.
are common, but firefighters say this year s mega fires were unprecedented. lieutenant colonel stratos anastasopoulos, who s responsible for coordinating firefighting aircraft across greece, took us up to see the extent of the destruction. what made it so intense this year? it was very, very dry. the brush and the grass and the trees. is this climate change? yes. the heat wave? yeah. it was very difficult for us. the first time that they came here in evia, i cried because it is all over fires, all over. here, there, there, there. up there in the other mountain. in the other mountain, oh, my god! the raging flames destroyed huge
of more than £500 million for the six months to the end of september. that compares to a statutory loss of £137 million for the prevous six months. profits have been boosted by higher grocery sales, lower covid costs, and exceptional income after settling legal disputes. sainsbury s ceo says the business is in a good position for christmas despite continued supply chain problems. wildfires raged in the forests of greece this summer, fanned by the country s worst heatwave in decades. the greek prime minister blamed climate change and with temperatures expected to rise in the coming years, there are concerns these fires could become the new norm, as bethany bell reports. this summer, greece was on fire. the fire on the island of evia was the biggest in greece since records began. it was a mega fire, an intense blaze which burnt out of control for days. in some places, only the sea could stop it. many people were forced to flee their homes. wildfires in the mediterranean