China’s western Xinjiang province records 80-degree Celsius surface temperature VIDEO

That is causing problems for countries around the world and prompting them to urgently address climate change, which scientists say will make heat waves more frequent, more severe and more deadly, according to Reuters.
A giant thermometer in the Chinese province of Xinjiang measured the ground temperature at 80 degrees Celsius, the death toll from heavy rains in South Korea reached 44 today, and forest fires are burning for the third day west of the Greek capital Athens, reports Reuters.
At the same time, the Big Island in Hawaii is preparing for the impact of Tropical Storm Calvin, which is expected to bring as much as 20.3 cm of rain and strong winds, according to the US National Weather Service (NWS).

This scenic Flaming Mountains in Chinas western Xinjiang province recorded an 80-degree Celsius surface temperature. pic.twitter.com/Y85HPAmgDY

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The World Meteorological Organization warned on Tuesday of the increased risk of fatalities due to high temperatures.
In South Korea, torrential rains have been hitting the central and southern regions since last week. Fourteen people died in an underpass in the central city of Cheongju, where more than a dozen vehicles were flooded on Saturday when a river embankment collapsed.
In the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang, 22 people died, most of them due to landslides and floods.

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Curious tourists in western China's Xinjiang province, equipped with hats and wide-brimmed umbrellas, braved high temperatures to take selfies with a giant thermometer that showed real-time surface temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius, state television showed.
On Sunday, the remote depression town of...