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You don't need air conditioning to beat the heat11:49, 27 Jul 2026A fourth heatwave is on its way as wildfires continue to burn across parts of the UK. Emergency crews are tackling blazes in Wales, and homes were evacuated after a fire swept through the Cairngorms National Park, which Police Scotland declared a major incident.‌Wales has had just 5% of its usual rainfall for July after a string of heatwaves and a dry spring. North Wales and the Upper Severn were the first parts of the UK to declare drought status, and parts of Usk met their heatwave threshold for 20 days in a row.‌The dry weather has also uncovered something unexpected. Lost archaeological sites have appeared in grasslands across Wales, with the prolonged heat revealing hidden remains, including Roman buildings and World Wa