Publish Date: 25 December 2013 - 11:56

KERMAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Arizona Desert, Arizona, US is believed to be the hottest place on the earth. But Iranian scientists contend that somewhere in Lut Desert, near south-eastern city of Kerman, namely, Shahdad desert, is the hottest, with temperatures in shadow of 67’ Celsius, rising up to 100’ Celsius on ground surface during sunny days.