A look at Earth's hottest places as global warming pushes temperatures to extremes

Record ID: 1687049

  • 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
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
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  • Country: Various
  • 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.
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