Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves - BBC News

From glaciers shrinking to an exposed shipwreck,  satellites capture the impact of extreme heat and drought.

Image source, Sentinel-2, CopernicusImage caption, The impact of the heat has been noticeable in satellite imagery

The impact of this summer's extreme temperatures on western Europe can now be seen from space after successive heatwaves since May.

Satellite images examined by BBC Verify show shrunken glaciers, scorched areas left by wildfires, green fields turned arid and lower river levels.

And some landmarks have been affected, too. The Palace of Versailles, south of the French capital Paris, appears as an island of trees surrounded by brown fields in these images.

The EU's climate monitoring service, Copernicus, has confirmed that western Europe experienced its hottest June-to-July period on record.