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Reuters Forest Fires, Floods and Drought Will Likely Hit Portugal on the Next 100 Years

Date: 11-Jul-02
Country: PORTUGAL
Author: JR

Forest Fires, Floods and Drought Will Likely Hit Portugal on the Next 100 Years Photo: JOSE MANUEL RIBEIRO
Photo: JOSE MANUEL RIBEIRO

File photo from August 1998 of people looking at a forest fire in Vila de Rei in the centre of Portugal. Forest fires, floods and drought will likely hit Portugal in the next 100 years as it scorches under global warming, the head of a landmark environment study said on.

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