The article contains a few technical terms, so it can be recommended for B2 students who can pick up expressions like: a wildfire, on record, to scar, to scorch, a severe [fire], a forested [area], pilgrimage, to trigger, a vicious cycle, to release [CO2], to surge, a blaze, [fire]-prone, flammability, [rural] depopulation, to be overgrown, a fire break, [fire]-hardy [ecosystems], to struggle, a hare, a cork oak, [to keep] in check, to offset, a [climate] feedback loop, to pose [a threat], soil [erosion], ash, a reservoir.
Below you can also watch a longer report (11:27) broadcast by DW News nine days ago during the worst moments of struggle against the blazes, which is recommended for C1 students: