biffnixM to BishopEnglish · 5 months agoHottest place on Earth: California's Death Valley could tie heat recordwww.ktvu.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoHow is Death Valley hotter than the deserts of the Middle East, or locations on the Equator?
minus-squareyoungalfred@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoFrom a quick Google: It’s in a rain shadow, so no rain for plants to absorb heat It’s below sea level - lower you go, the higher air pressure, so it’s drier+hotter Surrounded by mountain peaks, the air heats up as it descends into the valley
How is Death Valley hotter than the deserts of the Middle East, or locations on the Equator?
From a quick Google:
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