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To help safeguard from exposure to extreme heat, the United Arab Emirates from June 15 through mid-September prohibits working between the hours of 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM, advising rest during that time as employers are also encouraged to provide shades, cold water and other amenities to protect employees.

http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289994001318&
pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout&parent=Query&parentid=1135099399852,
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/June/theuae_June448.xml&section=theuae


Water management officials warn that as of mid-June 2011 Texas, USA is enduring its worst drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago,
while farmers in the state of Georgia, also afflicted by extreme lack of rain, are seeing corn and cotton crops dry up.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/28281917/detail.html,
http://southeastfarmpress.com/management/drought-tightens-grip-georgia-farmers
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-13/worst-drought-in-more-than-a-century-threatens-texas-oil-natural-gas-boom.html,
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43443146/ns/business-us_business/