This is Still Not Normal
Last month I posted a review of Klimadashboard's European Heat Tracker , which visualizes how many people across Europe are exposed to extreme heat in real time. Since then, temperatures have continued to exceed seasonal norms across much of the continent, and new mapped visualizations have continued to document the unfolding heatwaves. El PaÃs' How Extreme is this Heat? uses a series of maps to show how exceptional temperatures have been across Europe during June and July. The story begins by comparing typical June temperatures with conditions on June 23, when the first major heatwave was largely confined to the Iberian Peninsula and France. As the sequence progresses, the maps reveal the rapid spread of extreme heat across central and northern Europe and into the Balkans by the end of the month. The maps highlight just how unusual the conditions have been. June temperatures were as much as 7°C above the historical average across large parts of Europe, particularl...
