The day the world SCORCHED: Stunning interactive map reveals how the summer heatwave has sent temperatures spiralling, as scientists blame persistent high pressure for the blistering hot weather
Interactive map pulls together data crunched by some of the world’s most powerful weather supercomputers
It showcases the most recent readings from the global heatwave scorching the Earth at the moment
The weather is updated every three hours, while ocean surface currents are updated every five days
Experts say climate change likely played a part in the recent heatwave, however, a weak jet stream and high temperatures in the Atlantic ocean have also contributed to the global heat
By HARRY PETTIT
DAILYMAIL.COM
24 July 2018
A stunning interactive map reveals how record temperatures are being recorded across the globe.
It pulls together data crunched by some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, including the Global Forecast System (GFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to generate a world map that showcases the most recent weather readings from across the planet.
Users can toggle settings to show wind speeds, relative humidity, and surface temperature.
The interactive map, which updates with the latest temperature readings every three hours, reveals the full extent of the warm spell that has triggered weather warnings across the globe.
England has recorded highs of 33°C (91.94°F) this week, Sweden is basking in the hottest summer in over a century, while the mercury topped-out at an unseasonably warm 38°C (100°F) in parts of Southern California, and heat levels have soared to more than 46°C (115°F) in Saudi Arabia.
In Japan, at least 65 people have died and a further 22,000 have been hospitalised with heat stroke as a result of sky-rocketing temperatures, which have reached record highs of 41.1°C (105°F) in the capital of Tokyo.
The heatwave, which started to set record temperatures across the world late last month and is predicted to continue until the end of August, is caused by persistent high pressures, experts have stated.
Stationary regions of high pressure across the globe have halted weather patterns from moving eastwards.
This immobilisation of weather fronts was triggered by an unusually weak jet stream, high Atlantic ocean temperatures and the continually rising temperatures caused by warming.
This potent combination has doomed the northern hemisphere to weeks of oppressive heat, say scientists.
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