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The Hottest Spot on Earth
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Published April 12, 2012
For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.
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The Dead Sea
Published April 6, 2012
The lake between Israel and Jordan provides a bounty of salt and of history.
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Turpan Basin, China
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Published April 5, 2012
The dark surface of the Shanshan dune field absorbs sunlight more strongly than the adjacent Flaming Mountain, making it much hotter.
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El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Published March 25, 2012
Shrubs, dunes, mangroves, and salt mines mingle in this picture of a wildlife reserve midway down the Baja California Peninsula.
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Volcanic Activity in the Red Sea
Published February 29, 2012
Volcanic activity in the Zubair Island group appears to have ceased.
Isle of Man
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Published January 29, 2012
This small island has a complicated geologic history.
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Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary
Published January 14, 2012
The echoes of history are printed on the land in this city in northeastern Hungary.
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Cyprus
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Published January 11, 2012
This Landsat 7 mosaic image was acquired using bands 3, 2 and 1 in July and August of 2002.
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