Earth's Hottest Spot: Dallol Where Winter Never Arrives

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Earth's Hottest Spot: Dallol Where Winter Never Arrives
- •Dallol, Ethiopia, is Earth's hottest place, with winter temperatures never falling below 30-35°C.
- •It holds the record for the highest average annual temperature (34.6°C), with summers soaring to 49°C.
- •Its "Mars-like" landscape in the Danakil Depression glows with surreal colors from chemical reactions of sulfur, iron oxide, salt, and potash.
- •The area is extremely dangerous due to highly acidic hydrothermal pools (pH zero or lower) and toxic gases.
- •Once an Italian mining center, Dallol is now an abandoned ghost town due to its uninhabitable conditions.
Why It Matters: Dallol, Ethiopia, is Earth's hottest, most extreme, and uninhabitable place, where winter never arrives.
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