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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53788018
The potentially record-breaking temperature was recorded in Death Valley, California
58 minutes ago
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California.
The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service.
It comes amid a heatwave on the US's west coast, where temperatures are forecast to rise further this week.
The scorching conditions have led to two days of blackouts in California, after a power plant malfunctioned on Saturday.
What were the previous records?
Sunday's reading was recorded in Furnace Creek in Death Valley.
Before this, the hottest temperature reliably recorded on Earth was 129.2F (54C) - also in Death Valley in 2013.
A higher reading of 134F, or 56.6C a century earlier, also in Death Valley, is disputed. It is believed by some modern weather experts to have been erroneous, along with several other searing temperatures recorded that summer.
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The potentially record-breaking temperature was recorded in Death Valley, California
58 minutes ago
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California.
The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service.
It comes amid a heatwave on the US's west coast, where temperatures are forecast to rise further this week.
The scorching conditions have led to two days of blackouts in California, after a power plant malfunctioned on Saturday.
What were the previous records?
Sunday's reading was recorded in Furnace Creek in Death Valley.
Before this, the hottest temperature reliably recorded on Earth was 129.2F (54C) - also in Death Valley in 2013.
A higher reading of 134F, or 56.6C a century earlier, also in Death Valley, is disputed. It is believed by some modern weather experts to have been erroneous, along with several other searing temperatures recorded that summer.
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'Hottest temperature on Earth' as Death Valley, US hits 54.4C (129.2 F) (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Aug 2020
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Big thanks to the oil & coal industries!
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MrsCheaplaugh
(183 posts)2. K & R Good to know global warming's a hoax.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)3. In 10 years we will hear about 130+ more often.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)4. Even higher predicted for today at 131-deg.
Hell, it's already 108-deg at 7am per NWS........
Thoughts go out to anyone who has to work in that park. I hope someone patrols the roads there to check for poor souls broke down in their vehicle.
KY