Stark space photos show UK transforming from green to brown after heat waves

The usual verdant grasses surrounding Buckingham Palace and much of the British Open’s 176-year-old Carnoustie golf course have yellowed since May. 

A lack of rain combined with near-record heat through the first half of the summer created this situation, and satellites images from the United Kingdom's Met Office illustrate the expansive reach of the isles’ browning grasses. 

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