Synopsis
There is a tiny school of 6 students who live in Death Valley who have to get up at 5.30am to avoid the main heat.
- Programme: Fierce Earth
- Series: 1
- Episode: World's Hottest
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Geography | Human and physical geography | Climate zones
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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