A new policy briefing from NCEO and University of Leicester researchers highlights how satellite Earth Observation data could play a critical role in helping the UK prepare for increasing heat-related risks and build resilience to climate change.
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Heathrow breaks UK’s Land Surface Temperature record
London’s Heathrow Airport was amongst the record-breaking hottest places in the UK with an air temperature of 40.2°C. However, air temperature was not the only record to be broken at Heathrow, as the very latest official UK satellite data for Land Surface Temperature (LST) showed UK surfaces reached 48°C for the first time.