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Mapped: The eight UK areas at risk of drought after record-breaking heatwaves

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Articles
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Unique Sources
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Importance
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Snapshot born 2d ago · present at 3 data intervals (2d ago → 2d ago)

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The story across its frozen snapshot generations (each shares ≥ half of this snapshot's articles). articles · sources · squares = generation births, sized by importance (outlined = open that snapshot; filled = this one) · baseline band = intervals the story was live · ticks below = each generation's tone.
50 0 Jul 23 08:45 UTC — 10 articles · 10 sources · importance 14.0 · tone -2.2 · shares 9 with viewedtone -2.2Jul 23 09:30 UTC — 11 articles · 11 sources · importance 15.0 · tone -2.2 · shares 10 with viewedtone -2.2Jul 23 10:00 UTC — 12 articles · 12 sources · importance 16.0 · tone -2.2 · shares 11 with viewedtone -2.2Jul 23 10:30 UTC — 13 articles · 13 sources · importance 17.0 · tone -2.1 · shares 12 with viewedtone -2.1Jul 23 11:00 UTC — 40 articles · 20 sources · importance 42.0 · tone -1.2 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.2Jul 23 12:00 UTC — 41 articles · 20 sources · importance 43.0 · tone -1.2 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.2Jul 23 13:00 UTC — 16 articles · 16 sources · importance 20.0 · tone -2.1 · shares 15 with viewedtone -2.1Jul 23 13:45 UTC — 15 articles · 15 sources · importance 19.0 · tone -2.1 (viewing)tone -2.1Jul 23 14:30 UTC — 14 articles · 14 sources · importance 18.0 · tone -2.1 · shares 14 with viewedtone -2.1Jul 23 14:45 UTC — 16 articles · 16 sources · importance 20.0 · tone -2.1 · shares 14 with viewedtone -2.1Jul 23 15:15 UTC — 17 articles · 17 sources · importance 21.0 · tone -2.1 · shares 14 with viewedtone -2.1Jul 23 15:30 UTC — 20 articles · 17 sources · importance 26.0 · tone -1.8 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.8Jul 23 15:45 UTC — 23 articles · 20 sources · importance 29.0 · tone -1.7 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.7Jul 23 16:00 UTC — 26 articles · 22 sources · importance 32.0 · tone -1.8 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.8Jul 23 16:30 UTC — 27 articles · 23 sources · importance 33.0 · tone -1.8 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.8Jul 23 16:45 UTC — 32 articles · 28 sources · importance 46.0 · tone -1.9 · shares 12 with viewedtone -1.9Jul 23 17:15 UTC — 34 articles · 30 sources · importance 48.0 · tone -1.9 · shares 12 with viewedtone -1.9Jul 23 18:15 UTC — 35 articles · 30 sources · importance 53.0 · tone -1.9 · shares 12 with viewedtone -1.9Jul 23 18:45 UTC — 36 articles · 31 sources · importance 54.0 · tone -1.9 · shares 12 with viewedtone -1.9Jul 24 07:15 UTC — 36 articles · 31 sources · importance 54.0 · tone -1.9 · shares 12 with viewedtone -1.9Jul 24 09:15 UTC — 46 articles · 41 sources · importance 56.0 · tone -1.6 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.6Jul 24 09:30 UTC — 47 articles · 42 sources · importance 57.0 · tone -1.6 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.6Jul 24 10:00 UTC — 50 articles · 45 sources · importance 60.0 · tone -1.5 · shares 11 with viewedtone -1.5 Jul 23 08:45 Jul 24 10:15 UTC
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2d ago 50 45 60.0 11
2d ago 47 42 57.0 11
2d ago 46 41 56.0 11
2d ago 36 31 54.0 12
2d ago 36 31 54.0 12
2d ago 35 30 53.0 12
2d ago 34 30 48.0 12
2d ago 32 28 46.0 12
2d ago 27 23 33.0 11
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2d ago 20 17 26.0 11
2d ago 17 17 21.0 14
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2d ago 41 20 43.0 11
3d ago 40 20 42.0 11
3d ago 13 13 17.0 12
3d ago 12 12 16.0 11
3d ago 11 11 15.0 10
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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
2 distinct posts / 48h, matching Mapped 2
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9d ago 2/4 📌 Chapter 1 (Published in Natural Hazards): Mapped urban flood extents using satellite imagery, advancing our ability to detect and monitor flooding in complex urban environments. 🔗 Read it her… +4.0
9d ago I spent my childhood 2.8 miles from Camp Beauregard (I just mapped it) and things were similar except mom didn’t lock us out. We were allowed back in if a thunderstorm came up. Never saw a ratt… -2.5

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T1 Mapped: The eight UK areas at risk of drought after record-breaking heatwaves weather_drought independent.co.uk parched, alarming, urgent
-4.9
fear
T3 Drought update issued as UK sees three heatwaves and several wildfires 📄 weather_drought manchestereveningnews.co.uk parched, alarming, devastated
-1.6
fear
T3 Sussex one step from drought after 'prolonged dry weather' weather_drought theargus.co.uk parched, anxious, urgent
-1.7
fear
T3 Areas of England at risk of drought following dry weather weather_drought dailyecho.co.uk threatening, dry, worrying
-2.8
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk alarming, parched, urgent
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought echo-news.co.uk parched, anxious, uncertain
-1.9
anticipation
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought brentwoodlive.co.uk parched, anxious, uncertain
-1.9
anticipation
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk parched, anxious, urgent
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought thurrockgazette.co.uk parched, alarmed, urgent
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk parched, anxious, urgent
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought gazette-news.co.uk parched, anxious, urgent
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk parched, anxious, strained
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought halsteadgazette.co.uk parched, alarmed, strained
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk parched, alarmed, strained
-1.9
fear
T3 Essex officially at risk of drought after third heatwave weather_drought dunmowbroadcast.co.uk parched, worrying, urgent
-1.9
fear