The tourists were visiting the volcanic Afar region, which is one of the hottest places in the world and a known haunt of rebels and bandits from Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The hottest ticket in town was a sold-out seven-course degustation dinner but there were plenty of food stalls featuring local produce at the Taste of Tasmania foreshore party for those who missed out.
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As the Bureau of Meteorology has recorded, the heatwave gave Australia its hottest day on record - 40.3C (104.5F).
Mining remains the nation's chief source of income, but environmental concerns are growing ever more pressing – Australia is suffering through its hottest summer ever, battered by an increasing number of natural disasters.
The rapper will play alongside confirmed headliners U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder and will be joined by Vampire Weekend, one of the hottest bands of 2010, the festival confirmed tonight.
For shopping, Avantgarde is a must – its amazing tights are the hottest legwear on the Tokyo street scene.
Buying manager at Selfridges, Lydia King, says: "Sales of summer staples like denim shorts and cuts-off tend to peak in July, when London is hottest and ahead of festivals like Lovebox and Secret Garden Party.
The two-times champion, the oldest player left standing at 33, coughed and groaned, sweating heavily and dragging her feet across the clay of Court Philippe Chatrier for nearly two hours on the hottest day of the tournament to come back from a set and 3-2 in the second, and won 10 games in a row for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 victory she will cherish among many great fightbacks.
On a nine-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, Chicago is the hottest team in the Eastern Conference.
It's no wonder data visualisation is the hottest thing in communications.
