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Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus

A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.

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Smoke from wildfires north of the Arcachon basin in southwestern France last week.
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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In

Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.

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Firefighters on Friday trying to extinguish a wildfire near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène, France. Fires were about 20 miles from Bordeaux.
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Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

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Firefighters on Friday in the village of El Tiemblo, Spain, west of Madrid.
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Life of Alan Turing Emerges in Richer Detail From Short Story

A Cambridge professor has transcribed a handwritten story that the famous mathematician wrote in the year before his death, presenting a different side of him.

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Sarah Dillon, a professor of English literature, with Alan Turing’s handwritten short story in the Archive Centre at King’s College, Cambridge.
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Hitler’s Birthplace in Austria Is Now a Police Station

The government repurposed the 17th-century building in hopes of preventing the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers.

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In Gaza, Spain’s Win Brings a Moment of Joy and Distraction

Many in the enclave supported Spain, which has recognized Palestinian statehood. Argentina had strong support among Israeli soccer fans.

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Stringers Hub, via Associated Press
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