The following places are so hot that it may feel like you are on a totally different planet.
Who doesn't like a sunny, bright morning? We all do; it brightens
up your day. But what happens when it's too much? Where a bright sunny day may lift your spirit, a day with scorching heat takes all out of you and leaves you exhausted. A sudden rise in temperatures often makes us anxious, exhausted, frustrated, and all dried up, so imagine what it would be like when the temperatures reach sky highs?
Here are the top five such places where the temperatures are so high that you will feel like you are on a different planet.
Aziziyah
Located in Libya, Aziziyah is the former capital of the Jafari district. It recorded a temperature as high as 58 degrees in 1922, which was claimed to be the hottest place on earth at that time. But soon in 2012, the meteorologists declared this invalid because of several factors, including the very fact that the one who recorded it was inexperienced. However, the town still regularly experiences temperatures of over 48 degrees in midsummer.
The Dasht-e Lut
Popularly known as the Lut Desert, Dasht-e Lut is located in Iran in the provinces of Kerman, Sistan, and Baluchestan. It is a salt desert with dramatic plateaus and countless colossal sandcastles. It has the hottest ground temperatures on the planet. Satellite measurements taken between 2003 -2009 found a maximum temperature of 70.7 degrees.
One of the hottest areas within the Lut Desert is called Gandom Beryan, which means toasted wheat in Persian. It was believed that here, some wheat was left out and roasted by the sun in a matter of a few days. And so it’s needless to say, the region is uninhabited.
Dallol
Set far in the north of Ethiopia, in an extremely remote area, there is a small village named Dallol, which is one of the strangest places on earth. It's the hottest year-round spot in the world, with an average annual high temperature of 106.1 degrees F.
Apart from its high temperature, it is also very popular for its strange landscape. It has a hydrothermal field with salt formations, acidic hot springs, and gas geysers, which makes it look like a different planet.
Flamingo Mountains
It's so hot out there that it seems they are literally on fire. Situated in the Taklamakan Desert, this place holds a record of an average temperature of 122 degrees F. But with much radiation from the rocks, it often feels hotter.
