LONDON — On the same day that Britain experienced record winter temperatures. wildfires broke out at some of the nation’s most beloved nature spots. Firefighters were deployed to tackle the blazes on Tuesday, when a record was set for the warmest February day since 1910 and the hottest winter day temperature. The night sky glowed orange as fires spread on the picturesque Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, over moorland in Yorkshire, England, and in a forest made famous by A.A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh” books. ‘Apocalyptic’ blaze in the northwestThe firefighters that responded to a blaze on Marsden Moor in northwest England’s Peak District described seeing flames of up to six and a half feet high.

Source: New York Times February 27, 2019 13:52 UTC