. >> thank you for that, dw correspondent florian schmidt in greece.hose wildfires are now stretching across the mediterranean region in italy -- region. in italy, two people died after reportedly trying to save an olive grove. turkey has evacuated tens of thousands of people from a province aft a fire approached powerplant. in north macedonia, the army has joined efforts to quell blazes. large parts of the balkans and russia also being affected. this comes as a report describes the mediterranean region as a climate change hotspot, and warns of more heat waves, droughts and fires to come. let's get in this with this dr. carrying out a postdoctoral research into climate change at the university in ireland. welcome to dw. consensus is that these extreme events are a consequence of man-made climate change. while international bodies are negotiating agreements like the paris accord, what can we do now to mitigate the climate driven disasters we have heard about? >> well, that is very difficult because what you can see right now are the conseences th climat