By Amelia Nierenberg
New York Times·
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Parch marks at Mottisfont in Hampshire, England, during this northern summer. They show remnants of buried wall foundations. The dry hot weather makes them clear when they normally wouldn’t be. Photo / National Trust
On a grassy expanse at the largest monastic ruins in Britain, a dry scar emerged just days ago in the earth.
And at a historic home and ancient priory more than 320km to the southwest, patches of brown became visible through grass, as if the ground was trying to