A new timelapse based on NASA data illustrates how often parts of Western Europe reach extremely high temperatures during the summer months. The visualization uses daily maximum surface air temperature records and covers 1 May through 19 August, showing where and when conditions have been hottest.
The underlying dataset is from NASA’s Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS). Across the outlets, the focus is on the extent of the affected areas and the recurrence of extreme heat, including regions that experience temperatures of 40°C. Both reports describe the timelapse as a way to summarize a multi-month period of unusually warm weather over a broad swath of the continent.
Because the sources provided are essentially the same story presented with similar wording, there is limited divergence in angle or interpretation. No additional details—such as specific countries, dates of peak heat, or health and economic impacts—are included in the supplied excerpts, and the reports stay primarily on the descriptive visualization of temperature patterns.
