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All-time heat record taken from Libya and given to California
The world’s all-time heat record lowered a tad on Thursday, as the World Meteorological Organisation declared a phenomenal 58 degrees Celsius (136.4 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded in Libya 90 years ago was wrong. Instead, the title of the world’s hottest place should go to Death Valley, California, it said. “The all-time…
Relief in sight as killer heat scorches U.S.
WASHINGTON — A scorching heatwave searing the United States was expected to begin to ease slightly Sunday, but authorities warned that temperatures will still remain high and dangerous through most of the weekend. The heatwave was responsible for at least 36 weather-related deaths in various parts of the country, The…
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