south
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It was a red flag day with triple-digit temperatures and a strong, dry wind blowing from the south.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"The gendarmes came and knocked on every door, the fire was about 500 metres away -- we grabbed some things and left," Patrick Martineau, a 69-year-old resident of Le Porge, south of Bordeaux, said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
It comes as parts of the UK prepare to see much-needed rain this weekend - although amounts are expected to be relatively small, especially in the south.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A separate fire burning near the town of Biscarrosse, just south of Bordeaux, forced the evacuation of 23,000 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Churchill was a tiny town in northeast Canada, a thousand kilometers south of the Arctic Circle on the western side of Hudson Bay.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
