For three days in September, deadly wildfires tore through parts of Portugal. Some people are blaming a non-native tree species for worsening the disaster.

“In a native oak forest you’d find, in one hectare of woodland, at least 70 or 80 species of plant,” says Bingre. “In a eucalyptus forest, you would hardly find more than 15.” But it was the drying up ...

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For three days in September, deadly wildfires tore through parts of Portugal. Some people are blaming a non-native tree species for worsening the disaster.