Por Jack Guy y Pierre Bairin, CNN

Los bomberos franceses están combatiendo un enorme incendio forestal justo al sur de París, mientras una devastadora ola de calor extiende su letal avance por Europa.

Más de 800 hectáreas del bosque de Fontainebleau han ardido, informó el lunes BFMTV —cadena afiliada de CNN—, y aviones de extinción de incendios han estado recogiendo agua del río Sena como parte de los esfuerzos para controlar el fuego.

El ministro del Interior francés, Laurent Nuñez, declaró a la prensa que la policía investiga si el incendio fue provocado deliberadamente. También se han declarado incendios forestales en otras partes del país, señaló Nuñez el domingo en una publicación en X.

Los incendios forestales no son algo inusual en Europa, pero la crisis climática está provocando un clima más cálido y seco, lo que prepara el terreno para temporadas de incendios más intensas. Además, estos incendios se producen cada vez más temprano en el año y con mayor intensidad.

En gran parte de Francia y España, un invierno excepcionalmente húmedo dejó abundante vegetación que rápidamente se convirtió en combustible seco, a medida que tres olas de calor consecutivas elevaban las temperaturas hasta rozar los 40 grados Celsius.

Esto ha provocado un aumento en el número de incendios de gran magnitud, según datos del Sistema Europeo de Información sobre Incendios Forestales (EFFIS).

El calor extremo también está disparando las muertes. En Francia, más de 2.000 muertes registradas durante la última semana de junio se atribuyeron al calor. El 24 de junio, Francia vivió el día más caluroso de su historia.

La cifra de fallecimientos aumentó un 29 % en la última semana de junio con respecto a la anterior, según la ministra francesa de Salud, Stéphanie Rist, quien observó un “claro incremento” de las muertes entre las personas mayores de 45 años.

Es probable que esta tendencia continúe en los próximos años, ya que Europa es el continente que más rápido se calienta: sus temperaturas aumentan a un ritmo más del doble de rápido que la media mundial, según el Servicio de Cambio Climático Copernicus de la UE.

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* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, temperatures of 85 to 95 degrees
expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions
with temperatures of 95 to 105 degrees possible. Warmest
temperatures expected in the valleys.

* WHERE…Eastern San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County Inland
Coast including Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County San
Gabriel Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Susana Mountains, and
Western San Fernando Valley.

* WHEN…For the Heat Advisory, until 10 AM PDT Tuesday. For the
Extreme Heat Watch, from Tuesday morning through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS…There is a high risk for dangerous heat illness for
anyone, especially for the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Monsoonal moisture will increase the
potential for heat impacts.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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* WHAT…Temperatures up to 98.

* WHERE…Northern Ventura County Mountains.

* WHEN…Until 10 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…There is a high risk for heat illness for sensitive
populations including the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, temperatures of 85 to 98. For the
Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with temperatures
of 95 to 105 possible.

* WHERE…Cuyama Valley, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Interstate 5
Corridor, San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys, San Luis Obispo
County Mountains, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains,
Southern Salinas Valley, Southern Ventura County Mountains, and
Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor.

* WHEN…For the Heat Advisory, until 10 AM PDT Tuesday. For the
Extreme Heat Watch, from Tuesday morning through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS…There is a high risk for dangerous heat illness for
anyone, especially for the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Monsoonal moisture will increase the
potential for heat impacts.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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By John Fritze, CNN

(CNN) — As the federal judiciary makes a rare personal pitch to Congress this week for tens of millions of dollars in additional security funding, the Supreme Court is sending a messenger who is positioned to speak in unusually personal terms about the threats the judiciary faces.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been at the center of several startling security incidents since President Donald Trump named her to the high court nearly six years ago, most recently a swatting attempt at her home in May that was thwarted after police realized she was the target.

“She has firsthand experience with this issue,” said Gabe Roth, who leads Fix the Court, a group that advocates for transparency and other reforms in the judiciary. “She’s a smart pick for the testimony.”

But Barrett will also be speaking at two hearings Tuesday just days after the Supreme Court wrapped a divisive term that invalidated Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship and impose global tariffs. Despite being closely aligned with the court’s conservatives, she has drawn a storm of criticism on the right for supporting those decisions.

It’s not clear whether that friction will come up at the hearings Tuesday, though multiple congressional aides told CNN that lawmakers are preparing questions that will take Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan, a member of the court’s liberal wing who will also appear at the hearings, far beyond their budget talking points.

The nine members of the Supreme Court rarely appear on Capitol Hill — a justice last testified before Congress in 2019 — and most of their off-the-bench appearances tend to be heavily scripted, moderated by federal judges speaking before reverential audiences.

But the Supreme Court, like every other part of the federal government, relies on Congress for most of its budget. And this year, with a well-documented wave of physical and cyber threats, the judicial branch is asking for a lot.

The judiciary has requested nearly $921 million for security, a $29 million increase over last year, for frontline security forces at federal courthouses. The request includes an increase of nearly $15 million to make members of the Supreme Court Police available to protect the justices and their families, including at their homes. The US Marshals Service took on the responsibility of protecting the justices’ homes in 2022 following the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade, but that was never intended to be a permanent solution.

Overall, the judiciary is seeking $9.7 billion in discretionary funding, a 4.5% increase over last year.

Security incidents involving judges that the Marshals Service classified as of “significant concern” jumped 57% in 2025 — a point Barrett and Kagan are sure to stress.

Barrett’s bulletproof vest

Barrett has been involved with several close calls that have become public. Police in Washington’s Virginia suburbs said in May that they had been called to the home of a Supreme Court justice for what they determined was a “fictitious” report of gunfire. CNN later reported that it was Barrett’s home that was targeted, though neither the justice nor the court has publicly acknowledged the incident.

The home of Barret