Heatwaves Scorch US and UK as Political Leaders Struggle to Respond

July 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States, breaking a 1936 Dust Bowl record and fueling a cascade of disasters: Texas suffered its second once-in-a-thousand-year flood in 12 months, Indiana logged a record 77 tornadoes outside Tornado Alley, and Washington State endured its most destructive wildfire season to date. A Spokane fire, allegedly arson-sparked but supercharged by drought and high...