![]() WMO will verify the temperature of 130☏ (54.4C) reported at Death Valley, California, on Sunday. Some have said that if it is verified as correct, it will be a new record. The temperature recorded at Furnace Creek has been termed as ‘preliminary’ and not ‘final’. Similarly, a reading of 131☏ or 55☌ from July 1931 in Tunisia, has also been challenged. However, since the temperature-recording mechanisms a century ago were not as advanced, many have doubted if that reading was reliable. The all-time highest temperature ever recorded is 134☏ or 56.7☌ on July 10, 1913, at the Greenland Ranch in the Death Valley. If valid, it would be the hottest August temperature at the site by 3F. Per the climate data in xmACIS2, this is the first time since 1913 that Death Valley has reached 130F. The temperature on August 16 has surpassed it. #DeathValley #Climate #CAwx /lAl8NQDCypĪccording to the NWS, the Death Valley had recorded a temperature of 129☏ in July 2013. If verified, this will be the hottest temperature officially verified since July of 1913. So hot in fact, that the PRELIMINARY high temperature was 130☏. The temperature was recorded at the United States National Weather Service’s automated weather station at Furnace Creek, near the border with Nevada, at 3:41 pm local time on the afternoon of August 16. This is new and terrifying at the same time because pollution has reached geology, and plastic can be preserved in the geologic report of the Earth.California’s Death Valley registered a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius or 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020, which, once verified, could be the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. This is also part of the discoveries of our work – marine pollution seen from the geology perspective. Then we observed them in a macro and a micro way and described the samples as rocks. “We ran a chemical analysis to know the kind of plastic, and we also addressed these samples as if they were natural rocks, using the same research methods. ![]() ![]() When the temperature rises, this plastic melts and becomes embedded with the beach's natural material."Santos says the discovery stirs questions about humans' legacy on earth. They (nets) are dragged by the marine currents and accumulate on the beach. It has a unique biodiversity with endemic species of fish, coral reefs, marine birds and protected species of crab, for example." Researchers at the Federal University of Parana couldn’t classify the rocks.So they ran chemical tests, which found that the plastics in the rocks are called “plastiglomerates” – made from a mixture of sedimentary granules and other debris held together by plastic.“We identified (the pollution) mainly comes from fishing nets, which is very common debris on Trinidade Island’s beaches. Fernanda Avelar Santos, Geologist:“The place where we found these samples (of plastic) is a permanently preserved area in Brazil, near the place green turtles lay their eggs. The island’s only human inhabitants are members of the Brazilian navy - which maintains a base on the island and protects the nesting turtles.But its remoteness did not stop human activity from interfering. STORY: This is the Brazilian island of Trindade.Its geology has fascinated scientists for years.But the latest discovery on this remote turtle refuge, has terrified them.These rocks are made from plastic debris.Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island - located more than 700 miles away from the mainland.And scientists say it's proof of mankind's growing influence over earth's geological cycles.Trindade Island is one of the world's most important conservation spots for green turtles - with thousands arriving each year to lay their eggs. ![]()
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