Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe record comes as climate scientists warn of the dangers of a warming planet. Last month was the world’s third-hottest July on record, and three of the hottest ever Julys all occurred within the past five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A temperature of 134F (56.7C) was recorded in Death Valley in July 1913, and Kebili, Tunisia, is said to have hit 131F in July 1931, according to the World Meteorological Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But recent research by Christopher Burt, an extreme weather expert, has led some meteorologists to view these older records as the results of observer error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mojave Desert is an arid rain-shadow desert and the driest desert in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is in the Southwestern United States, primarily within southeastern California and southern Nevada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its boundaries are generally noted by the presence of Joshua trees, which are native only to the Mojave Desert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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