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Wadi Dhayqah in Quriyat, Oman. Photo: Saleh Al Shaibany
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Sign warns of extreme heat at the Badwater Basin salt flats inside Death Valley National Park in California. AFP
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Death Valley set a global record for the hottest day in September, with a temperature of 57°C. AP
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Death Valley National Park, California. Getty Images
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Kebili, Tunisia. Photo: Alamy
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Mitribah, Kuwait. AP
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Turbat, Pakistan. Photo: Wikimedia Commmons
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Dallol, Ethiopia. Reuters
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Aziziyah, Libya. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Photo: Alamy
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Dasht-e Lut Desert, Iran. Getty Images
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Khuzestan, Iran. Photo: WallpaperFlare
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Ghadames, Libya. Reuters
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Ouargla, Algeria. Photo: Unsplash
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Wadi Dhayqah in Quriyat, Oman. Photo: Saleh Al Shaibany
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Sign warns of extreme heat at the Badwater Basin salt flats inside Death Valley National Park in California. AFP
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Death Valley set a global record for the hottest day in September, with a temperature of 57°C. AP
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Death Valley National Park, California. Getty Images
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Kebili, Tunisia. Photo: Alamy
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Mitribah, Kuwait. AP
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Turbat, Pakistan. Photo: Wikimedia Commmons
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Dallol, Ethiopia. Reuters
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Aziziyah, Libya. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Photo: Alamy
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Dasht-e Lut Desert, Iran. Getty Images
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Khuzestan, Iran. Photo: WallpaperFlare
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Ghadames, Libya. Reuters
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Ouargla, Algeria. Photo: Unsplash
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Wadi Dhayqah in Quriyat, Oman. Photo: Saleh Al Shaibany
Death Valley in California breaks world heat record for September
US national park records temperature of 53°C as western US boils
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