The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (04 August 2015)

Where Is the Hottest Place on Earth? It Lies Somewhere Between Folklore and Science, the Desert and the City

There have been many stories this year about extreme heat, especially right now in the Middle East Satellite research shows that the world�s hottest spot changes, though the conditions don�t Think dry, rocky, and dark-colored lands and cities

http://earthobservatory nasa gov/Features/HottestSpot/?src=eoa-ann

Latest Images: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/

• El Niño Conditions Are Growing Stronger http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86341&src=eoa-iotd

• Algae Boom in Lake Erie http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86327&src=eoa-iotd

• Adele Island http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86331&src=eoa-iotd

• Sea Ice near Greenland http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86322&src=eoa-iotd

• Burn Scars around Tanana, Alaska http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86311&src=eoa-iotd

• Antikythera Island http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86314&src=eoa-iotd

• Snow Drought on Mount Baker http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86306&src=eoa-iotd

• Glacier Lake Outburst Flood near Almaty http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=86300&src=eoa-iotd

Recent Blog Posts: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/

Earth Matters * July Puzzler Answer: Forests of the Cal Madow http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=5587&src=eoa-blogs

Notes from the Field * Sending Seismic Waves Through the Ice http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=6914&src=eoa-blogs