Satellite images reveal the true extent of damage the UK’s heatwave has caused
The United Kingdom and Ireland have been suffering unusually dry and hot weather for the past two months. It’s expected to be the longest heatwave since 1976.
Green Britain in May. Scorched Britain in July. (Met Office)
In June, some regions in the UK received merely 6% of the expected rainfall. The upshot is scorched grass that’s visible from space (as the image above shows).
Dull story: The UK heatwave has turned the ground brown — Quartz
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