I plan on traveling to Spain and southern France by End of September/ Beginning of October and was just wondering how you guys are doing over there.

Edit: Of course I am concerned about the French aswell, forgot to ask about you too, since im primarily going to be in spain.

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    In Barcelona some days there’s a weird haze in the air. A colleague from the suburbs recently had a small panic thinking he needs to evacuate, but the firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

    For people living in the suburbs of Madrid it’s a real danger. That one is out of control and no end in sight.

    There a lot more, all over Spain. Most of the county is uninhabited so it doesn’t impact too many people. But if you’re driving somewhere, be careful.

    Edit: Here’s a live map

    https://incendiosespaña.es/

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    If you’re going to downtown Madrid it is fine, sometimes some smoke scent is in the air but not much more. It you are going to northwest Madrid however the fires are still raging there. This story has a live map of the active fires in Madrid.

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    I live in the northeast US; the last few summers have brought wildfire smoke from Canada down to us. It’s headache inducing and all around not great to be outside when it’s bad, but all it takes is a shift in the wind and the smoke can dissipate quickly. I wouldn’t worry about the fall if I was you, there’s plenty of time for them to get control of the fires