Scorched Earth

Photo: A hot day in Paris – July 25, 2019. Photo credit: U.S. Embassy in France via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay. Phenomenal World – July 10, 2026.

This summer’s heat waves have brought new levels of suffering. Across Europe, several countries—Germany, Hungary, France, the UK, Poland, Spain, Denmark—recorded their hottest-ever June days. As temperatures climbed toward 40°C, motorways were closed, train services suspended, nuclear plants put offline. Scorching temperatures and dry ground have given rise to wildfires across Southern Europe, with more expected as the summer continues. In Switzerland, the “Glacier Loss Day” threshold, when annual snowfall has all been melted and the glaciers start being eaten by the heat, was reached on June 29, months ahead of the typical end-of-summer timing […]

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