(FILES) Pakistani workers of a brickworks rest under a piece of fabric during the heatwave, in the outskirt of Islamabad on July 4, 2012. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said the currently prevailing heat wave is likely to prevail across the country and weather will remain hot and dry. AFP PHOTO / FAROOQ NAEEM. Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring. Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said on June 11, 2026, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)