The muggy temperatures that torment us on these summer days certainly surpass the temperatures of previous years. Global warming is a problem is getting bigger and will soon have even more serious effects on our planet.
However, the numbers we see on the thermometers do not exceed the highest temperature ever recorded on planet Earth. In 1913, in Death Valley, California, he broke every world record in history. Arrival measure 56.7 °C (134.1°F).
The air measurements were noted by the World Meteorological Organization and in 2012 the Guinness World Record confirmed that the measurement taken on July 10, 1913 was the Maximum temperature reached on earth.
However, over the years, that record was surpassed on September 13, 1922 at el-Azizia in Libya, where air temperatures were rising had reached 57.8 °C (136.0°F). Soon, however, the record no longer belonged to the scorching city, and Death Valley was once again nominated among the primates, precisely because of the scorching heat. According to the WMO, one has been manufactured wrong temperature readingduring the measurement.
To measure and determine the highest temperature ever recorded in history, three methods were used; through the air, the ground and satellites. It’s important to realize that ground temperatures can exceed the air temperature from 30 to 50 °Ctherefore it was estimated at 90 to 100°C.
A few years later, on July 15, 1972, he came a temperature of 93.9 °C was measured However, at Furnace Creek Ranch, the latter was not included in the Guinness World Records because it was not confirmed as the highest ground temperature.
Sicily recently broke the European record for high temperatures The situation shows no signs of improvement. Death Valley’s record could likely be easily surpassed in the next few years.