Portugal recorded its hottest July on record last month, according to the country’s weather service. The soaring temperatures worsened Portugal’s drought, with 45% of the mainland now classed as being in “extreme drought” – the highest level of classification – and the rest of the mainland classed as being in “severe” drought, which is the second-highest classification, by the end of July. Many other parts of western Europe also witnessed torrid conditions in the early summer, and scientists say climate change will continue to make weather more extreme. Southern Europe’s climate is changing to…