Earth from Space: UK heatwave

Paris (ESA) Sep 22, 2022

This summer, heatwaves struck Europe, North Africa, the US and Asia with temperatures reaching over 40 C in places - breaking many long-standing records. Images from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission show the scale of Britain's heatwave as it baked in extreme temperatures in August. The image, captured on 12 August 2022, shows the United Kingdom's previously green land appear brown (partic