[:ja]NASAの地球観測衛星Terraが撮影したヨーロッパの熱波の影響がわかる1枚です。記録を塗り替える高気温により、ESAによればこの1ヶ月で欧州が茶色くなったと報告されていますが、これは高温により、本来この時期に緑に繁茂しているべき植物が枯れていることによるものです。

July 15, 2018, Credit: NASA
July 17, 2017, Credit: NASA

ドイツの地上の様子はこちらです。

Credit: Euronews.com

参考文献: Heatwave Turns Europe Brown (NASA Earth Observatory)
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る: LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.567: Heat Wave in Europe

NASA’s Terra satellite captured Europe turning brown. A persistent heatwave has been lingering over parts of Europe, setting record high temperatures and turning typically green landscapes to brown. According to the ESA, these regions turned brown in just a month, during which several countries experienced record high temperatures and low precipitation.

July 15, 2018, Credit: NASA
July 17, 2017, Credit: NASA

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: Euronews.com

Reference: Heatwave Turns Europe Brown (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.567: Heat Wave in Europe

NASA’s Terra satellite captured Europe turning brown. A persistent heatwave has been lingering over parts of Europe, setting record high temperatures and turning typically green landscapes to brown. According to the ESA, these regions turned brown in just a month, during which several countries experienced record high temperatures and low precipitation.

July 15, 2018, Credit: NASA
July 17, 2017, Credit: NASA

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: Euronews.com

Reference: Heatwave Turns Europe Brown (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]