The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913.
These actions aim to preserve both beauty and the recreational value of the the Alpine area, and they should be strengthened. It is clear that the conditions for the small structured agricultural production in the Alpine mountain region cannot compare with those of the plains.
THE CONVENTION IN A NUTSHELL. 7. Mountain farming. Slightly more than four percent of the population in the Alpine area still live on agriculture and, in the last 25 years, the agricultural population has decreased by over 40 percent. The number of farms run as a secondary activity is plummeting.