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-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
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