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vegetation. The Sentinel-2 satellites capture multispectral imagery in the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared parts of the spectrum. For this project, we have harnessed the imagery’s visible range as these are the bands the human eye can see.

“Other bands, including short wave infrared can be used to detect heat, such as the recent fires on Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor.

“Organisations around the world use earth observation data such as Sentinel-2 for applications including; land and sea monitoring, natural disasters mapping and sea ice observations.”

The rain may return in spells, but experts say the tinder-dry conditions are here to stay with no let up to the hot, dry weather.

The highest temperature in the UK so far this year was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, on Monday – when the mercury hit a sweltering 33.3C. The highest-ever UK temperature recorded in July came in 2015 and also at Heathrow Airport – 36.7C – and the highest UK temperature since records began was on August 10, 2003, in Faversham, Kent – 38.5C.

Manchester recorded its highest ever temperature - 33.7C – during the famous drought-plagued summer of 1976.

Baking hot temperatures are set to make a return to Manchester this week, but the Met Office also warns a thunderstorm could follow, with a warning in place for some parts of the region today.