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The Hottest Place on Earth and 9 Scorching Contenders
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen challenged to name the hottest place on Earth, sprawling desert environments like Death Valley...
Record low May sea ice rings alarm bells for Canada's Hudson Bay polar bears
Reuters via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe extent of sea ice covering Canada's Hudson Bay hit a record low for May, intensifying concern on...
‘Brutal’: Record-setting heat wave hits Arizona in the first week of June
KTVK 3TV Phoenix· 5 days agoPhoenix set a record high temperature on Thursday, followed by a record high low temperature ...
What is the world's largest desert? Hint: it's not hot or covered in sand.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe largest desert in the world is also a continent: Antarctica. It covers approximately 5.5 million square miles, National Geographic reports. The polar desert also boasts the lowest
Deadly heat: Record scorching temperatures kill the vulnerable and worsen inequality
The Raw Story· 4 days agoData confirmed last month was the hottest May on record, putting the Earth on a 12-month streak of record ...
Nobody noticed May was the warmest on record ... because it happened while we were asleep
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoThe reason, according to the forecaster, was that overnight temperatures were warmer than usual...
Severe weather in several forms threatens many parts of the US this week
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe front with its low-moving storms is forecast to hit Florida beginning on Tuesday, soaking much of the peninsula, especially South Florida, in a deluge ...
At 11,000 feet up, scientists find Earth broke a scary record
Mashable· 6 days agoAt a federal research lab located at 11,135 feet (3,397 meters) of elevation, U.S. scientists measured a consequential record. Due to its remoteness in the Pacific Ocean, ...
Life in a heat dome: The American West is figuring out how to keep cool
BBC News· 15 hours agoFrom planting trees to painting streets white, US cities are fighting extreme heat.
Michael Smolens: Even routine heat waves bring warnings of climate change
U-T San Diego· 7 days agoThere’s been something of a disconnect in much of San Diego, however, where a low-pressure system at...