Temperatures are expected to soar past 40C in some regions as a heatwave builds, further hampering firefighting efforts.

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Spain and France have so far borne the burnt of this summer's wildfires, caused by a succession of heatwaves and prolonged dry spells.

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Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".

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