The Copernicus Climate Change Service says historically low rainfall has worsened the situation in several countries. July was mainland Spain's joint-hottest month since records began in 1961, national weather agency Aemet said on Monday, after high temperatures fuelled the country's biggest wildfire in recent history. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Copernicus Climate Change Service says historically low rainfall has worsened the situation in several countries.S1

• July was mainland Spain's joint-hottest month since records began in 1961, national weather agency Aemet said on Monday, after high temperatures fuelled the country's biggest wildfire in recent history.S2

• Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.S3