A look at Earth's hottest places as global warming pushes temperatures to extremes
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A look at Earth's hottest places as global warming pushes temperatures to extremes
- Title: A look at Earth's hottest places as global warming pushes temperatures to extremes
- Date: 1st September 2022
- Summary: Turbat in Pakistan holds the third place for the hottest temperature ever to have been recorded. It registered 53.7°C ± 0.4°C (128.7°F ± 0.7°F) on May 28, 2017, according to the World Meteorological Organization. TURBAT, PAKISTAN (FILE) (REUTERS) ARID SCENERY SEEN FROM THE CAR
- Embargoed: 15th September 2022 19:34
- Keywords: climate change global warming hottest places on the planet
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- Topics: Environment,Temperature
- Reuters ID: LVA003448426072022RP1
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- Story Text: According to the World Meteorological Organization archives, these are some of the places holding record-breaking highs in temperature around the world:
Furnace Creek Ranch, California, USA
Registered 56.7°C (134°F) on July 10, 1913.
Kebili, Tunisia
Registered 55.0°C (131°F)  on July 7, 1931.
Tirat Tsvi (Tirat Zevi), Israel
Registered 53.9°C (129°F) on June 21, 1942.
Mitribah, Kuwait
Registered 53.9°C ± 0.1°C (129.0°F ± 0.2°F) (tied) on May 28, 2017.
Turbat, Pakistan
Registered 53.7°C ± 0.4°C (128.7°F ± 0.7°F) on May 28, 2017.
Oodnadatta, Australia
Registered 50.7°C (123°F) on January 2, 1960.
Athens and Elefsina, Greece
Registered 48.0°C (118.4°F) on July 10, 1977. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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