It’s 124 Degrees In The Hottest Place In The World Today

It’s 124 degrees F in Ak-Bajtal, the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is known as a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth.

Ak-Bajtal is unusually hot compared to much of the country, although highs across much of the country reach well into the 90s and near 100 in July and August. One reason for the rising heat is that the Aral Sea has disappeared. It was once the fourth-largest freshwater lake in the world.  According to the United Nations, it has” lost about 90% of its original size since the 1960s, a vast expanse of sand and desert, and a poignant reminder of one of the gravest environmental disasters on a global scale.”

Climate Change Extremes

The high and arid temperature in the area is a reminder of how quickly climate change can reshape part of huge geographic areas. The most significant of these recent changes is in the hundreds of thousands of square miles around the Amazon River, which has changed as a record drought has hit the river.

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