> The ESA monitors land and sea temperatures via its satellites. > The hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.8C in Sicily in August 2021. this is

> The ESA monitors land and sea temperatures via its satellites. > The hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.8C in Sicily in August 2021. this is based on land-surface temperature! https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-3/Europe_braces_for_sweltering_July https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Coperni... not sure how this is translating to air temperature physically.