The record heat wave in Europe immortalized via satellite

This will surely be remembered as one of the hottest summers in recent years and despite the threateningly dubbed anticyclone “Apocalypse4800” has not yet reached its peak in our country, the situation throughout Europe is really becoming dramatic. The name of the anticyclone is accompanied by the number 4,800, which indicates the altitude forecasts for freezing temperature, the consequences of which on the melting of glaciers could be catastrophic.

In this far from reassuring context, the satellite Eumetsta recently captured a picture of our continent which is really a rarity, as it shows virtually all of Europe free from any cloud formation. Here it is to follow.

The image dates back to July 18 and the absence of cloud formations is leading the continent to reach record temperatures, the primary side effect of which is the triggering of numerous fires in all European countries. This new heat wave comes after a month of June, the second hottest ever since surveys were carried out across Europeand more and more experts believe it is one of the clearest evidence of climate change underway.

Notoriously rainy countries like England are also experiencing increasing aridity and for the first time in the UK this week.a 40 degrees Celsius could be reached and exceeded. The fires are becoming more and more devastating and the most affected countries are currently Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, Croatia and Slovenja, where in these hours the karst areas near the Italian border are on fire reaching almost 4 km long fronts.

2022 could be remembered as one of the hottest years in Europe, and data from the climate research company Copernicus indicate that our continent is warming faster than other parts of the world. Apparently average temperatures are already 2.2 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

For now, the summer of 2021 has been the hottest ever recorded in Europe but the hottest year ever was 2020, when average temperatures exceeded the average levels recorded between 1991 and by 1.2 degrees Celsius. 2020 globally. Confirmations on the dramatic situation also come from the ECOSTRESS instrument present on the International Space Station which recently shared data on various European cities.