An intense heat wave melted away long-standing records across the western United States this past week, making it unbearably hot in cities from California through Nevada. Death Valley was sizzling with temperatures coming dangerously close to the highest ever recorded on Earth.
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An intense heat wave melted away long-standing records across the western United States this past week, making it unbearably hot in cities from California through Nevada. Since record-keeping began in 1937, the highest the mercury has ever risen in the city was 117, reached five times over the course of 86 years. On Sunday, the temperature touched the 120-degree mark, followed by highs above 117 degrees on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Too hot to crayon 🖍️🫠 Las Vegas broke its all-time record of 117 on Sunday as the temperature climbed to 120 degrees amid a dangerous heat wave.Multiple cities across California also set new all-time record highs amid the heat wave, including Palmdale, Redding and Palm Springs, California.Tourists flocked to Death Valley at the height of the heat wave to experience conditions rarely felt on the planet.
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