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.”

  • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Lol, you obviously don’t read much then.

    Obviously existing agriculture uses too much water, which is why there are alternatives such as CEA…

    I work in a sector that is mitigating climate change, so I’d be interested to know what you’re doing about it, other than stealing oxygen.

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      1 year ago

      I’m an environmental engineer, but good guess.

      But keep patronizing people you’ve never even spoke to before.

      You’re either stupid, or you’re being disingenuous, and if you actually do work in that field, I’m leaning towards the latter.

      Hurr durr, oceans exist therefore it’s not possible for water to dry up anywhere. That’s on the same level as, “how could climate change be real when it’s snowing somewhere on the planet?”