IN "Valley of death" temperature reached 56°C

A century ago, in July 1913, the highest temperature on Earth was recorded in Furnish Creek in Death Valley: the mercury column reached 56.7 ° C. On July 17, 2023, the thermometer almost broke the previous record.

Death Valley, which recorded some of the highest temperatures in the history of mankind, confirms its reputation as the hottest place on the planet, the BBC writes.. In Death Valley, located on the border of California and Nevada, which is the driest place in North America and the second on the planet after the Chilean Atacama Desert, according to the US weather service, the air temperature on Sunday in Furnace Creek reached 53.3 ° C, and Yesterday, on Monday, it was 56°C, almost breaking the absolute record of our planet.

In the same place a century ago, in July 1913, the highest temperature on Earth was recorded – 56.7 ° C. Temperatures above 54 degrees were recorded on Earth only a few times, mostly in this region.

“In the context of global warming, the likelihood of registering such temperatures increases. In the long term, global warming will lead to an increase and more frequent extreme temperatures”notes Randy Severnie of the World Meteorological Organization.

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Furnace Creek is an independent settlement on the territory of the Death Valley National Park. It houses a visitor center with a digital thermometer, which has become a popular tourist attraction in recent days.

On Sunday afternoon, dozens of people visited this place to take pictures against the backdrop of one of the historical temperatures – more than 50 ° C.

Some, however, amused themselves by photographing this phenomenon in … furs, while others protested AGAINST the climate danger with the inscription on the posters … “good death.”

PS Interestingly, in 1913, when the previous record was set, they also talked about the end of the world and global warming?

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