Posted on Aug 19, 2020
How Weather Detectives Scrutinize Would-Be World Records
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When a weather station in Death Valley, Calif., registered an astonishing 130 degrees Fahrenheit this week, it got meteorologists' attention.
After all, there's a possibility that this is the highest such temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth — if it's for real.
One person who received the news with keen interest was Randy Cerveny, a geographer at Arizona State University. He plays a key role in verifying extreme weather measurements, under the auspices of the United Nations agency that standardizes weather measurements around the globe.
Since 2007, Cerveny has been in charge of organizing ad hoc committees to independently verify superlative weather measurements — such as the highest ocean wave or the strongest wind gust.
After all, there's a possibility that this is the highest such temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth — if it's for real.
One person who received the news with keen interest was Randy Cerveny, a geographer at Arizona State University. He plays a key role in verifying extreme weather measurements, under the auspices of the United Nations agency that standardizes weather measurements around the globe.
Since 2007, Cerveny has been in charge of organizing ad hoc committees to independently verify superlative weather measurements — such as the highest ocean wave or the strongest wind gust.
How Weather Detectives Scrutinize Would-Be World Records
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I have had friends who completed ultras running 130 miles across this location
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LTC Greg Henning Hard for Me to Fathom Somewhere in California being Hotter than Where I Served in the Persian Gulf. That is Pretty Damn Hot!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I did two deployments to Iraq and the smell of the heat, the hot concrete, asphalt, and port-a-johns I will never forget.
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