Inverse - 🌍 See Europe's heat wave from space

Hello there

July 22 2022

Summer means many things: Beach holidays and BBQs, long days and short nights, dining al fresco... But more and more, summer is also associated with fire.

Wildfires and heat waves are increasingly common and widespread throughout the world as a result of the climate crisis. This week, Europe and the United Kingdom saw dramatic temperature swings and record-breaking heat. Fires forced people from their homes in the U.K., France, Spain, and elsewhere. The weather was so extreme, in fact, you could see it from space. Don't believe us? Scroll down and see it for yourself.

What's New

Space

Science

Webb Telescope reveals the oldest galaxy we've ever seen

During some of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first scientific observations, a team of astrophysicists just discovered the oldest galaxy ever observed, and it’s a cosmic surprise that challenges key ideas about what the early universe was like.

The galaxy, dubbed GLASS-z13, is 13.5 billion light years away and beats the previous record by about 100 million years.

Learn More

Westeros

Television

Breaking down the new House of the Dragon trailer

Game of Thrones may feel a lifetime ago, but it’s only been a handful of years — the exact amount of time needed to craft a just as epic yet completely detached follow-up.

If you're out of the loop, House of the Dragon is a 10-episode series premiering August 21 on HBO that follows the Targaryen empire at their peak.

This new trailer contains all the hallmarks you’d expect. The Iron Throne features throughout, as do dragons. And while the juicy political intrigue abounds, it also offers a sneak peak at one of the most important locales in Westeros history.

Here's everything we learned.

Weather

Climate

Satellite images reveal the scale of Europe's heat wave

Most of the Northern Hemisphere is sizzling right now. In Portugal alone, at least 1,000 deaths have been linked to deadly heat this past week.

To understand the sheer scale of how hot the Northern Hemisphere is this month, it can help to see things from space.

Satellites like the ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-3 and NOAA’s Suomi-NPP have captured the brutal temperatures and proliferating wildfires from high above the Earth this month.

Look at this

Paleontology

This 365-million-year-old fish fossil reveals how life came to land

Researchers from the University of Chicago and Drexel University recently published a study in the journal Nature in which they describe a new species of fish that may have preceded the species that eventually made it to land.

“It’s really rare to find an animal like this,” co-author Tom Stewart tells Inverse. “It's also exciting because some of the anatomy is unexpected.”

According to Stewart, this fossil has great pecs.

New fish just dropped

Reel science

Movies

Princess Mononoke’s radical environmentalism

Reel Science is an Inverse series that spotlights the real (and fake) science behind your favorite movies and TV.

Twenty-five years after its release in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki's legendary Princess Mononoke feels increasingly relevant in our modernized world. Experts explained to Inverse why humans should heed the movie’s radical environmental message and heal our relationship with nature to halt the climate crisis.

Revisit this classic

Meanwhile...

Penguins are evolutionary oddballs millions of years in the making

This math equation could herald a quantum computing breakthrough

12 years ago, Marvel told its greatest Captain America story

The reboot of 'Saints Row' feels like a return to form for sandbox games

On this day in history: The sci-fi film Plan 9 from Outer Space was released in American theaters. Described by some as the “worst movie ever made,” it became a cult classic.

Song of the day: "Princess Mononoke Main Theme"

About this newsletter: Do you think it can be improved? Have a story idea? Send those thoughts and more to newsletter@inverse.com.

share Inverse Daily

Do you know someone who would enjoy reading Inverse Daily? Take a few minutes to share it with them.

You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.

315 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10010

Copyright 2022 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

View in browser

Inverse - 🌍 See Europe's heat wave from space

Older messages

💥 San Diego Comic-Con returns

🌌 This new Webb Telescope image looks unreal

🚀 Where does space begin?

🎮 Play 2022’s most soothing game

🧠 Let’s talk about breathing

You Might Also Like

☕ Great chains

Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing.

Honourable Roulette

📬 No. 62 | What I learned about newsletters in 2024

⚡️ ‘Skeleton Crew’ Answers Its Biggest Mystery

I Tried All The New Eye-Shadow Sticks

How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Lynn's National IQ Estimates

☕ Olympic recycling

Ozempic has entered the chat

How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit