(Baonghean.vn) - Some regions on Earth are hot and dry all year round, with the highest temperature of the year reaching over 70 degrees Celsius.
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| Dallol Town in Afar Depression, Ethiopia, holds the record for the highest average annual temperature. From 1960 to 1966, Dallol's average annual temperature was 34.5 degrees Celsius, meaning that temperatures remained virtually constant throughout the year. Daytime highs were consistently above 38 degrees Celsius in all months. Dallol is located in an active volcanic region. The heat seems to come from all directions, with the sun burning above and hot minerals gushing up from underground. Photo: Wiki Commons. |
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| Tirat Zvi is a settlement in the Beit She'an valley, Israel.The sun is relentless here during the summer months. In June 1942, Tirat Zvi reached the highest temperature ever recorded in Asia at 53.8 degrees Celsius. To avoid the heat, residents regularly take a dip in the pool and plant trees around their houses to provide shade. Photo: Kinneret Yifrah/Flickr. |
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| Timbuktu, Malilocated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes across the Sahara. Desertification is a major concern in Timbuktu, as growing sand dunes cover the city. Temperatures are high, with the highest ever recorded being 54.4 degrees Celsius. Photo: Emilio Labrador/Flickr. |
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| Rub' al Khali,The Rub' al Khali Desert is the world's largest continuous sand desert, covering about one-third of the Arabian Peninsula. It encompasses the territories of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The climate of the Rub' al Khali Desert is very hot and dry, with the highest temperature ever recorded at 56.1 degrees Celsius. Photo: Nepenthes/WikiMedia. |
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| Kebili, an oasis in central Tunisia,Kebili is a popular place to escape the heat, thanks to its shade from palm trees and water sources. But Kebili is one of the hottest places in Africa. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kebili was around 55 degrees Celsius. Photo: Dennis Jarvis/Flickr. |
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| Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert, California, USA,is the hottest and driest region in North America. In 2012, the World Meteorological Organization recognized Death Valley as the place that holds the record for the highest directly measured temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius. Death Valley is famous for its mysterious moving rocks, leaving long traces on the ground. Photo: Discovery News. |
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| The Flaming Mountains are located in the Tian Shan mountain range, Xinjiang, China.Although there are no weather stations to measure temperatures directly, a NASA satellite measured the surface temperature here at about 66.7 degrees Celsius in 2008. Photo: Clemson/Flickr. |
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| On September 13, 1922, a weather station inEl Azizia, Libyarecorded the highest temperature ever measured directly on Earth at 58 degrees Celsius. This record stood for 90 years until the World Meteorological Organization declared the data invalid in 2012. Although El Azizia's temperature record has been removed, the area is likely to set a new record as temperatures regularly exceed 48.9 degrees Celsius during the summer months. Photo: David Stanley/flickr. |
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| Australiais the driest inhabited continent in the world. In 2003, Australia experienced a particularly severe drought due to the El Nino phenomenon. NASA satellites measured ground temperatures in Queensland at around 69.2 degrees Celsius. Photo: Rob & Stephanie Levy/Flickr. |
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| Dasht-e Lut, Iran or Lut Desertis the hottest place on Earth. This area is very arid and desolate. NASA's space satellite once measured the highest temperature here at 70.7 degrees Celsius in 2005. Photo: ix4svs/Flickr. |
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