# Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves

https://mins.news/en/item/22770

- BBC News, 2026-08-15 05:01 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxy0wqqd9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Successive heatwaves have visibly altered western Europe in satellite images, with shrinking glaciers, wildfire scars, parched fields and falling river levels. The Danube has reached its lowest levels in 30 years in several countries, while Alpine glaciers could be facing one of their worst summers for melting on record.

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