Another one of the hottest places on the planet — with temperatures regularly reaching 50°C — the Danakil Desert is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. On top of the unbearable ...

Situated in the Afar Triangle, i.e., between northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti, the Danakil Desert, or Afar Desert, is one of the hottest and most inhospitable places ...