The wildfires raging across the world are "alarming evidence" of climate change.
Wildfires are 'alarming evidence' of the impact of climate change
Europe's top space official Josef Aschbacher has called on politicians not to abandon European leadership in combating the issue of global warming because it causes "enormous changes" to the planet.
Wildfires have been burning in Portugal, Tenerife and Canada and over 100 people have died after devastating blazes in Hawaii in recent days.
Spanish authorities ordered the evacuation of four villages in Tenerife on Wednesday (16.08.23) after a fire broke out in a nature park near the Mount Tiede volcano.
The fire raged through a forested area in northeastern Tenerife, making it more difficult for firefighters to deal with.
The inferno comes after the Canary Islands were hit by a heatwave that left several areas tinder-dry.
Meanwhile, in Canada's Northwest Territories, a state of emergency due to wildfires has destroyed a remote community and poses a danger to the territorial capital Yellowknife.
Wildfires have hit parts of almost all 13 Canadian provinces and territories this year - forcing home evacuations and disrupting energy production.
The World Meteorological Organisation has said that July had the highest global average temperature on record.
Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, said: "This is really alarming.
"It just confirms that climate change is the biggest threat to our planet, to humankind, and will remain so for the next decades and we do need to do everything we can to mitigate the effects."