When Ambient Heat Becomes an Engineering Challenge, Lighting Can’t Be the Weak Link. August 2026 was the warmest August ever recorded globally and tied for the warmest month on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. At the same time, a rapidly intensifying El Niño is expected to strengthen further toward the end of 2026. For steel mills, foundries, petrochemical facilities, furnaces and other high-temperature industrial environments, rising ambient temper