Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- July 2026 tied with 2024 as the second-warmest globally (behind 2023), with average temperatures 1.47degC above pre-industrial levels and the highest ocean surface temperatures ever recorded for the month, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN . The heat is still on in August. Although this month marks the height of the vacation season across Europe and other parts of the northern hemisphere, some workers are not getting a break, WMO Spokesperson Clare Nullis said.

Many national meteorological and hydrological services, emergency management and response teams as well as health professionals "are really working tirelessly because of all the extreme weather that we are seeing," she...