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The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut (Persian: دشت لوت, "Emptiness Plain"), is a salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world's 33rd-largest desert , and was included in UNESCO 's World Heritage List on July 17, 2016. [ 2 ]
Satellite measurements of ground temperature taken between 2003 and 2009, taken with the MODIS infrared spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite, found a maximum temperature of 70.7 °C (159.3 °F), which was recorded in 2005 in the Lut Desert, Iran. The Lut Desert was also found to have the highest maximum temperature in 5 of the 7 years ...
Recently analyzed satellite data reveals that the Lut Desert in Iran hit a global surface temperature record of 177.4 degrees Fahrenheit in 2018. Summers can be hot in Death Valley, California.
Phallocryptus fahimii is located in the Lut Desert, known as the “thermal pole of the Earth” where temperatures reach up to 78.2 °C (172.8 °F). Located between 33° and 28° parallels, this desert holds the current record for the highest ever-recorded surface temperature. [ 1 ]
Many prefer the warm weather of summer - but there are some areas of the globe that reach unthinkable scorching temperatures well over 100 degrees.
Satellite measurements of ground temperature taken between 2003 and 2009, taken with the MODIS infrared spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite, found a maximum temperature of 70.7 °C (159.3 °F), which was recorded in 2005 in the Lut Desert, Iran. The Lut Desert was also found to have the highest maximum temperature in five of the seven years ...
On Jan. 15, 1972, 53 years ago, a weather observer in Loma, Montana, measured a morning temperature of 49 degrees. That sounds warm for mid-January, but that's only half the story.
Today, both Iran and Persia ... The Lut Desert is the hottest recorded spot on the Earth's surface, with 70.7 °C recorded in 2005. ... Summer temperatures rarely ...