July, the hottest month ever recorded in the United States: Europe under its fifth heatwave, South Korea parched

South Africa

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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

Germany

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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

Australia

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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.

Belgium

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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.

Canada

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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

South Korea

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South Korea: national emergency outside European narrative · 1 of 14 countries

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.

Spain

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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

United States

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United States: domestic record in echo to Europe · 1 of 14 countries

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.

France

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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

Italy

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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.

Pakistan

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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.

Qatar

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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.

United Kingdom

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Mainland Europe under direct pressure · 6 of 14 countries

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

Singapore

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Distant observers aggregating official data · 6 of 14 countries

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.