On the scene of the big wildfire near Paris as Europe faces deadly climate effects

What was once green is now black in the Fontainebleau forest, huge swaths of the former royal hunting reserve to the south of Paris, destroyed by wildfires.

FONTAINEBLEAU, France — What was once verdant green is now black and grey in the historic Fontainebleau forest, just outside Paris.

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