Pope Francis Sounds Alarm on Climate Threat as Crews Battle Europe Fires
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As crews contain Europe fires, Pope Francis sounds alarm on climate threat to our common home – Hartford Courant
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Pope Francis has urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect “our common home” as improving weather conditions helped firefighters contain wildfires in Greece, Italy and other countries in southern Europe. Francis sent a telegram of condolences to Greece, where wildfires killed five people over the past week, including the pilots of a water-dropping aircraft. The pope noted that successive heat waves have exacerbated the dangers of the summer fire season. He offered his prayers for firefighters and emergency personnel in particular. A break in the extreme weather on Friday helped firefighters contain major blazes in Greece, Italy, Croatia and Turkey.