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New world high temperature record holder: Death Valley, California

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that the record holder for the hottest temperature ever recorded on the planet had been changed. A record dating back to 1922 in El Azizia, Libya was deemed invalid and thus the honor now falls on a temperature recorded in Death Valley, California in 1913.  Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com and find out why the ‘honor’ was taken away from Libya.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has given the world's highest temperature record to a reading taken in 1913 in Death Valley, California. Click the image to find out why.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has given the world's highest temperature record to a reading taken in 1913 in Death Valley, California. Click the image to find out why.