Sep 8, 2015
Dear, Hope!
We re glad you liked this Wonder and found it interesting. We hope you learned lots of new information. We appreciate you joining the discussion! :)
Tahlia
Aug 18, 2015 Dear wonderopolis,
your website for the volcanic rainbow doesn t give any info about the volcanic rainbow.
Bye for now.
Aug 19, 2015
Hi, Tahlia! We re sorry you didn t like the website about the volcanic rainbow. We encourage you to keep researching volcanic rainbows at your library and online. They are fascinating to learn about. Thanks for WONDERing with us! :)
Mar 28, 2014 Is there any water in the desert since it s so hot? How hard is the ground? The pictures of the sand looked soft. How hot does the sand get? Is it the same as the temperature of the air? We can t believe how hot it can get in the desert!!! Thanks!
The Hottest Place On Earth Feels Like Walking on a Hot Iron Pan
Iran’s Dasht-e Lut desert is only the 25th largest desert in the world, but it holds the record for the highest ;and surface temperature ever recorded, over 70 degrees Celsius.
Dasht-e Lut (Persian for “Emptiness Plain”) is a large salt desert that, scientists believe, formed on the bottom of a sea. Millions of years ago, tectonic shifts caused the bottom of the sea to rise, with the water slowly evaporating due to the high temperatures. Today, it’s a barren land about 51,800 square kilometers in size, surrounded by mountains on all sides, which contributes to the record-setting temperatures recorded here, as they prevent humid air from the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas to reach it.