The structure has been submerged underwater since 1963 when the Spanish government, under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, decided to build a reservoir in the area.
NASA has released satellite images showing how a drought that affected several parts of Europe this summer revealed a lost stone monument dubbed the"Spanish Stonehenge," which had been submerged for underwater for half a century.
In the second photo, the receding waters have exposed the stone monument —known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal—which has been submerged underwater since 1963, when the Spanish government under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco decided to build the reservoir.NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
France recorded its hottest day ever—46 C —near the southern city of Montpellier on June 28 during a heatwave which struck the continent at the end of that month, according to Meteo-France.NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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