Striking satellite images show how heatwave has turned parks YELLOW

Record-setting temperatures have ripped through the country, drying out huge patches of land from their usual lush green to a dusty brown. 

After Furnace Friday ended in thunderstorms yesterday, satellite images surfaced of parks across Britain drained of their normal colour as a result of this summer’s heatwave.

Shots of Greater Manchester and London serve to show how patches of England have been drained of moisture as temperatures rose as high as 95F (37C).

After weeks of intense heat, storms struck yesterday providing a burst of relief after the humid weather of recent weeks. 

But the UK’s parks could be set for further dry spells as the capital’s 2015 record of 98.1F (36.7C) looks set to be broken in further hot weather next month.

Even the country’s all-time record of 101.3F (38.5C) – which was set in Kent in 2003 – could be broken as temperatures climb in August. 

Meanwhile the Met Office has issued warnings for thunderstorms and rain in Scotland and northern England today.

It comes after fires tore through North Wales, Hampshire, Dorset and Hertfordshire yesterday, when a lightning strike wrought havoc on train signalling between Leeds and York.

The heatwave has drained London's green spaces of their colour as drought replaced the lush landscape with a dusty brown as temperatures soared across the UK

The heatwave has drained London’s green spaces of their colour as drought replaced the lush landscape with a dusty brown as temperatures soared across the UK 

Victoria Park in East London appears brown and dry during the heatwave, which looks set to continue into next month, bringing soaring temperatures

Regents Park in the capital has gone from its usual plush appearance to a more barren patch after the heatwave has torn through the nation

Parliament Hill appears its usual self before the heatwave dried it out as London became a dusty brown amid the soaring temperatures
Parliament Hill became a dusty brown amid the soaring temperatures

Parliament Hill, left, appears its usual self before the heatwave dried it out as London became a dusty brown amid the soaring temperatures 

The capital's climbing temperatures have transformed Greenwich Park in south-east London from its natural green to a dry brown
The capital's climbing temperatures have transformed Greenwich Park in south-east London from its natural green to a dry brown

The capital’s climbing temperatures have transformed Greenwich Park in south-east London from its natural green, left, to a dry brown, right 

Manchester felt its share of the heatwave too - as Hyde Park (pictured) morphed into a sand-coloured wasteland as temperatures soared across the country
Manchester felt its share of the heatwave too - as Hyde Park (pictured) morphed into a sand-coloured wasteland as temperatures soared across the country

Manchester felt its share of the heatwave too – as Hyde Park (pictured) morphed into a sand-coloured wasteland as temperatures soared across the country 

The usual landscape of Greater Manchester
This image shows the damage that has been done to the green spaces of Greater Manchester during the extremely hot weather this summer

These images show the damage that has been done to the green spaces of Greater Manchester during the extremely hot weather this summer 

Wayoh Reservoir in Edgworth, Bolton, has now substantially drained for much of its area and it is possible to walk straight across several places that would have been under metres of water only days ago due to the ongoing heatwave 

Wayoh Reservoir in Edgworth, Bolton, has now substantially drained for much of its area and it is possible to walk straight across several places that would have been under metres of water only days ago due to the ongoing heatwave 

Reddish Park in Manchester has been drained of its natural green amid the heatwave that has brought record-setting temperatures to the UK
Reddish Park in Manchester has been drained of its natural green amid the heatwave that has brought record-setting temperatures to the UK

Reddish Park in Manchester has been drained of its natural green amid the heatwave that has brought record-setting temperatures to the UK

The grass of Heaton Park in Greater Manchester has become brown and dry due to the extreme conditions that have hit the country this summer
The grass of Heaton Park in Greater Manchester has become brown and dry due to the extreme conditions that have hit the country this summer

The grass of Heaton Park in Greater Manchester has become brown and dry due to the extreme conditions that have hit the country this summer 

 Wayoh Reservoir in Bolton, Greater Manchester, is completely drained and temperatures look set to continue soaring next month

 Wayoh Reservoir in Bolton, Greater Manchester, is completely drained and temperatures look set to continue soaring next month

Chorlton Park in Manchester has dramatically transformed from its normal green into a dusty brown due to this summer's heatwave
Chorlton Park in Manchester has dramatically transformed from its normal green into a dusty brown due to this summer's heatwave

Chorlton Park in Manchester has dramatically transformed from its normal green into a dusty brown due to this summer’s heatwave 

Boggart Park is one of the many landmarks that has been ravaged by the soaring temperatures that have swept through Great Britain in the recent weeks
Boggart Park is one of the many landmarks that has been ravaged by the soaring temperatures that have swept through Great Britain in the recent weeks

Boggart Park is one of the many landmarks that has been ravaged by the soaring temperatures that have swept through Great Britain in the recent weeks 

Wayoh Reservoir in Bolton is completely dry and torrential rain that was forecast failed to materialise amid news that the heatwave will continue into next month 

Wayoh Reservoir in Bolton is completely dry and torrential rain that was forecast failed to materialise amid news that the heatwave will continue into next month 

 



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