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Meteorologists recorded a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) in California’s Death Valley in August – likely the hottest ever measured with modern instruments.
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Antarctica, home to enough frozen water to lift global sea levels dozens of metres, smashed its temperature record too with a high of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Farenheit) – the first time the continent has broken the 20C barrier.
Antarctica smashed its temperature record with a high of 20.75 degrees Celsius. AFP
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Meteorologists recorded a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) in California s Death Valley in August likely the hottest ever measured with modern instruments.
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Antarctica, home to enough frozen water to lift global sea levels dozens of metres, smashed its temperature record too with a high of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Farenheit) the first time the continent has broken the 20C barrier.