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Canberra is gauging the extent of the record-breaking Northern Hemisphere heat since the Australian winter and is taking it as a warning for its own summer under El Niño.

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Brussels is assessing the extent of its fifth major heatwave of the summer, comparing it, due to the country's limited territory, to France's climate shelter system.

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Ottawa is broadening its view of the European heat wave to a global drought chronicle, from Jakarta to Puerto Rico.

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Berlin gauges this drought in centimeters of water level on the Rhine and in hectares of burned forest, more than in degrees Celsius.

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Spain's capital, Madrid, has officially marked a record-breaking summer: the hottest and driest July ever recorded, with Galicia on drought alert.

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France is tallying the cost of its fifth heatwave of the summer, amid a strained nuclear power park, depleted groundwater tables, and threatened harvests.

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Rome is monitoring the "fever of the Earth" as seen from space, between a forecasted Ferragosto at 40°C and the Lake Garda fire that forced the evacuation of 200 people.

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Seoul is deploying firefighters and the military to combat a critical drought in South Gyeongsang, a national effort that far overshadows the European heat wave in local press coverage.

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Pakistan takes note of the devastating impact of the European heatwave, which has resulted in dried-up rivers, historic wildfires, and thousands of deaths, as reported through agency coverage without a special correspondent.

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Doha is gauging the gap between its own management of extreme heat and Europe's distress as it experiences its own, from British water restrictions to families sleeping outdoors in Rome.

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Singapore is compiling, figure by figure, the records of the Northern Hemisphere summer - from the NOAA to the British government and Paris - rather than framing a single narrative.

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London cuts to the chase: domestic drought and its bills weigh heavier in the British press than continental records

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The United States is experiencing its own record heat, with the NOAA noting a troubling parallel to the strain on European nuclear power, while also sounding the alarm on budget cuts targeted by the Trump administration.

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South Africa is experiencing the impact of a record European climate milestone this southern winter, which could make 2026 the hottest year on record.

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