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.”

  • @Chee_Koala
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    61 year ago

    If it’s explicitly and specifically noted like in this post, it’s fine. It even names airtemps further down.

    • @Galluf
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      11 year ago

      It’s not fine if it’s what’s used in the title. It’s fine to include it as part of the post, but only including the surface temp in the title is misleading.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        You guys are arguing over degrees, ironically. Yes, it’s misleading, but it’s not AS misleading as saying “Temperature reaches 60C” without stating “surface” as well.