A severe heatwave is ongoing in Europe. Temperature records broken in France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain.
On 11 July 2023, the Land Surface Temperature (LST) in some areas of Extremadura (Spain) exceeded 60°C, as highlighted in this data visualisation derived from measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) instrument. The ongoing heatwave in Spain this week is resulting in a total of 13 autonomous communities, being at extreme risk (red alert), significant risk (orange alert), and risk (yellow alert) due to maximum temperatures that, in some cases, will exceed 40°C and reach a maximum of 43°C.
For reference, “in areas where vegetation is dense, the land surface temperature never rises above 35°C. The hottest land surface temperatures on Earth are in plant-free desert landscapes.”
Yyyyep. We’ve never been prepared for our normal weather here for whatever reason, and I simply can’t wait for winters to worsen too, now that it’s very visibly tipped over the edge. /s
I’d rather die in heat than cold, which insinuates it’s definitely going to be the latter.
Winter is coming.
Relevant username. (Are we doing that on Lemmy?)
If that’s the case, then I’m worried for you…
username checks out