Retailers across Great Britain have been ordered to stop selling single-use barbecues temporarily as drought and heat drive severe wildfire conditions.
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NOAA says July 2026 broke the contiguous U.S. heat record, with high nighttime temperatures raising health and climate concerns.
England faces a 38C heat alert as hospitals, transport, water supplies and fire crews prepare for pressure from the latest European heatwave.

Farmers, landowners, firefighters and politicians are urging a temporary ban on disposable barbecues in England and Wales as dry conditions raise wildfire concerns
The UK's heatwave and wildfire pressure is turning climate adaptation from a policy phrase into a daily emergency for households, hospitals, transport operators and fire crews. The story is drawing attention

Copernicus data showed exceptional wildfire emissions and hazardous smoke across parts of western Europe after prolonged heat and dry conditions.
European resort wildfires have forced evacuations in Croatia and Greece, turning summer travel areas into emergency zones under intense heatwave pressure.

Pakistan's Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of rainfall from July 29 to August 5, even as several parts of the country were still reeling from a preceding rain spell and its aftermath.
Fire crews in Spain and France are battling serious blazes as another heat surge strains southern Europe, while officials warn the risk remains high.
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 format gives South Asian hockey fans a new tournament map and a benchmark for Pakistan hockey revival.
As the climate crisis fuels more intense wildfires and pushes them into new parts of the world, firefighters tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which fires to fight and which to let burn.

LeBron James will play for the Philadelphia 76ers, placing the four-time champion alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey for another title attempt.

The Panama Canal is reducing daily transit availability after below-expected rainfall strained its watershed despite the arrival of the rainy season.

A Court of Arbitration has ruled that the Indus Waters Treaty remains legally binding and imposed temporary limits on construction at India's Ratle project.
The FAO Food Price Index edged higher in July as disruption and difficult weather lifted wheat, sugar and vegetable-oil quotations.

British Columbia declared a province wide emergency after the Bald Range wildfire forced more than 20,000 people from communities near Okanagan Lake.