Kuwait sizzles in 129-degree heat, setting all-time eastern hemisphere record
 

Kuwait sizzles in 129-degree heat, setting all-time eastern hemisphere record
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While much of the continental United States is baking in high heat and humidity, there is at least one spot on Earth dealing with far more intense heat.*

On Thursday, with a strong area of high pressure parked across the Middle East, high temperatures soared above 125 degrees Fahrenheit, or 51.6 degrees Celsius, in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and western Iran.*

In the community of Mitribah, Kuwait, the high temperature rocketed to a record-setting 129.2 degrees Fahrenheit, or 54 degrees Celsius.*

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If the World Meteorological Organization verifies this record, it would become the hottest temperature recorded on Earth outside of Death Valley, California, which holds the title of the hottest temperature on record.* Read more...

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