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  2. The Hottest Air Temperature on Earth Was Recorded in Death ...

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    Death Valley, California reliably recorded a high of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020, with a repeat on June 17, 2021. A lack of water and a geography far below sea level contribute to ...

  3. Did Death Valley temps really reach 130 as viral ... - AOL

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    Tourists flocked to Death Valley at the height of the heat wave to experience conditions rarely felt on the planet. Death Valley holds the world record for the highest temperature ever recorded at ...

  4. Death Valley's infamous heat record remains unbroken as ... - AOL

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    Death Valley has a hellish summertime climate almost unlike any other spot on the planet: "With an average daily high of 115 degrees and a low of 87 during the month of July, Death Valley is far ...

  5. Death Valley National Park - Wikipedia

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    Death Valley is the fifth-largest American national park and the largest in the contiguous United States. It is also larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, and nearly as large as Puerto Rico. [10] In 2013, Death Valley National Park was designated as a dark sky park by the International Dark-Sky Association. [11]

  6. Ritual purification - Wikipedia

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    Male Wudu Facility at University of Toronto's Multifaith Centre. Ritual purification is a ritual prescribed by a religion through which a person is considered to be freed of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness. Ritual purification may also apply to objects and places.

  7. Geology of the Death Valley area - Wikipedia

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    Little is known about the history of the oldest exposed rocks in the area due to extensive metamorphism.This somber, gray, almost featureless crystalline complex is composed of originally sedimentary and igneous rocks with large quantities of quartz and feldspar mixed in. [1] The original rocks were transformed to contorted schist and gneiss, making their original parentage almost unrecognizable.

  8. Why Death Valley’s 130 F heat record matters - AOL

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    On Sunday, the National Weather Service reported a 130 degree Fahrenheit temperature in Death Valley, Calif., which is likely the highest temperature ever accurately recorded on Earth. This new ...

  9. Death Valley - Wikipedia

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    Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the hottest place on Earth during summer. [3] Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. [1]