Dead heat: the hottest places on earth

Dead heat: the hottest places on earth

We take a look at the hottest places on earth and what it takes to survive there

We have just returned from Dallol in Ethiopia and saw how difficult it is to survive in one of the hottest places on earth.

The hottest places on earth are in constant movement. They change from year to year and with them recording techniques change that are often questioned and controversial. Regardless of this, the same places appear again and again, many of them have similar properties. The hottest places on earth are almost always dry, barren, sunny and house little or no vegetation.

From Libya to Iran to Australia, it gets so hot in these places that very few people can often contest existence - and if so, then a lean. We examine the candidates for some of the most sought -after real estate in the world: the hottest places on earth.

Dallol, Ethiopia

Dallol in the Danakil-Senke in Ethiopia still holds the official record for the highest average temperature for an inhabited place on Earth. Recorded between 1960 and 1966, the average annual temperature was 35 ° C (95 ° F).

At the vicinity is Erta Ale, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Do not be mistaken: this region of Ethiopia is one of the most extreme places in the world.

Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran

old = "The hottest places on earth, fairuse Iran"Jangavaran; Fair useAlmost 300,000 inhabitants live in Bandar-e Mahshahr

With almost 300,000 inhabitants, the provincial capital of Iran is not a small nest. In 2015, the city recorded a heat index (a combination of air temperature and humidity) of 74 ° C (165 ° F) - the second highest heat index ever measured on earth.

Dasht-e loot, Iran

old = "hottest places on the ground Lut desert"Dream timeThe LUT desert was the hottest place on earth five of seven years of seven years

The Dasht-E Loot or Lut desert houses moon-like landscapes and a number of geological phenomena, including salt levels, meteorite fields and huge natural sand castles, which are called caluts.

According to NASA, the LUT desert was the hottest place on earth for five of seven years, in which satellite data was recorded between 2003 and 2009. The highest total temperature was 70.7 ° C (159.3 ° F), measured in 2005.

Queensland, Australia

Alt = "The hottest places on earth Csiro Queensland"Csiro; CC BY-SA 2.0Queensland has the highest average maximum temperature of all Australian states

In 2003, NASA satellites recorded a temperature of 69.3 ° C (156.7 ° F) in the Badlands of Queensland, Australia. The state of Queensland has the highest average maximum temperature of all Australian states. Queensland is Australia's second most populous state, but only seven of its population centers have not measured temperature above 40 ° C (104 ° F).

Aziiya, Libya

Alt = "The hottest places on earth fairuse orangesmile Libya"Orange smile; Fair useIn Aziiyah, a maximum value of 58 ° C (136.4 ° f) was reported

For 90 years, the city of Aziyah, 40 km (25 miles) south of Tripolis, held the record of the hottest place on earth. In 1922 the temperature was measured at 58 ° C (136.4 ° F). However, the claim was repeatedly denied (not least by those in Death Valley, California).

Regardless of this, Aziiyah is very, very, very hot. Verified measurements have confirmed a record high of 56 ° C (132.8 ° F) and an average high of 47.4 ° C (117.3 ° F), which means that the city remains one of the hottest places on earth.

Death Valley, California, USA

old = "Death Valley Hottest places on earth"Dream timeFurnace Creek in Death Valley holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature

The Death Valley, California, is the home of Furnace Creek, which holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature in the world: 56.7 ° C (134 ° F) on July 10, 1913. Death Valley also holds the record for the lowest point in North America at 86 m (282 ft) below sea level and the driest place in North America Only 38 mm (1.5 inches) precipitation per year.

Kebili, Tunisia

Alt = "The hottest places in the world максим улитин Tunisia"Максим улитин; CC BY-SA 2.0Monthly average temperatures in Kebili regularly exceed 40 ° C (104 ° f)

The oasis city of Kebili in the middle of the Tunisian desert would be almost inconspicuous if it were not the scorching temperatures. The French colonial authorities of the Météorologique de Tunis service show a record high of 55 ° C (131 ° F) with average per month of over 40 ° C (104 ° f).

Wadi Halfa, Sudan

Alt = "The hottest places on earth Bertramz Wadi Halfa"Bertramz; CC BY-SA 2.0Wadi Halfa receives less than a millimeter precipitation in one year

Wadi Halfa is located on the banks of the Nubiensee and "enjoys" average junit temperatures of 41.1 ° C (106 ° F). In April 1967, a maximum value of 53 ° C (127.4 ° F) was measured. In the course of a year, Wadi Halfa receives less than a millimeter of precipitation.

Numbers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicate that ten out of 12 months are completely dry, with only 0.6 mm (0.024 inches) rainfall throughout the year.

Tailor Zwi, Israel

Alt = "The hottest places on earth, fair us-Israel"Richestlifestyle.com; Fair useOnly around 800 people live in TZVI on Bisad

TZVI, a small Israeli city, which is known for the cultivation of dattles, recorded the highest temperature in 1942 that was ever measured in Asia: 53 ° C (128 ° F). The city is 220 m (722 feet) below the sea level near the Jordan river and Israel -Jordanian border.

Only about 800 people live in the city. They survive by using the nearby natural source basins to cool off in the relentless heat.

Flaming mountains, China

Alt = "The hottest places in the earth Colegota Falming Mountains"Colegota; CC BY-SA 2.0Flaming Mountains is the hottest place in China

It is not for nothing that they call them the flaming mountains. The rough mountain climate, which is known locally as a Gaochang Mountains, suffers from extremely high summer temperatures, which makes the area the hottest place in China.

The temperatures often cross 50 ° C (122 ° F) and there are even indications that they reach up to 80 ° C (175 ° F), which makes the barren, erodized landscape made of red sandstone one of the hottest places on earth.

Timbuktu, Mali

old = “unknown architectural miracle Mali - 1 ″Dream timeThe average temperatures in Mali regularly exceed 40 ° C (104 ° f)

The ancient city of Timbuktu is not only threatened by the latest conflict in Mali. Located at the intersection of the old trade routes of the Sahara, Timbuktu is also threatened by desert formation.

Attacked by the pushing Sahara, the average temperatures regularly exceed 40 ° C (104 ° f), whereby the maximum reaches 49 ° C (120.2 ° f).

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