The hottest individual temperature readings on Earth are observed in the ____
a. subtropical deserts of the Northern Hemisphere
b. subtropical deserts of the Southern Hemisphere
c. tropics
d. coastal regions of South America
e. interior of Siberia
ANSWER: a
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