The temperature in the desert of California is as high as 54℃. Why is there such a high temperature?

On the 28th local time, many cities in the western United States experienced the hottest day of the year. The extreme high temperature of 45℃ occurred in Las Vegas, the famous gambling city, and the historical record of the local highest temperature was 46. 1℃, the highest temperature in Phoenix, Arizona is as high as 47℃. The National Weather Service announced that the monitoring station of Death Valley National Park in California recorded a high temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (about 54.4 degrees Celsius) at 3: 4 pm local time on June 6, which is the highest temperature on the earth since1June 2007. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued a statement saying that this data is being confirmed. If this record is confirmed, it will become the highest temperature in the world since 19 13!

According to the weather forecast, extreme hot weather is expected in Arizona and Nevada this weekend. Among them, the temperature in Phoenix will reach 48. 3 C is expected to be in California this weekend? Death Valley? The temperature will soar to 54 degrees Celsius. This is only slightly lower than the record of the highest temperature of the earth set by this area 100 years ago.

According to the data, Death Valley is the main part of Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert Biosphere Reserve, located in the desert valley of California, USA. Death Valley is 225 kilometers long, 6-26 kilometers wide and covers an area of 1408 square kilometers. Shore? The cliff is steep and the terrain is dangerous. It is also the lowest and driest area in North America. Dead crater? 、? Dry bone valley? And then what? Funeral Hill? Known as. The high temperature here is related to the environment. Because the ground is 86 meters below sea level, 2000 meters high mountain valleys and barren deserts, it is naturally difficult to produce green shade. According to the introduction of Death Valley National Park Administration, the vegetation in Death Valley is scarce, and the special terrain affects its summer temperature. ? It is a long and narrow basin, the lowest point is 86 meters below sea level, surrounded by towering and steep mountains? Heat is easy to gather, but difficult to disperse.