Associated Press journalist Ty ONeil explained that even though he grew up in the desert, Death Valley right now 'is a different level of heat.'
The hottest temperature recorded on Earth was 134 F in 1913 in Death Valley, but some experts dispute that and say the real record was 130 F, recorded there in 2021., even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth's hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist's death over the weekend.
Park Superintendent Mike Reynolds cautioned visitors in a statement that “high heat like this can pose real threats to your health."Dozens of locations in the West and Pacific Northwest tied or broke previous heat records over the weekend and are expected to keep doing so into the week.and marked the 12th straight month that the world was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times, the European climate service Copernicus said.
In eastern California's sizzling desert, a high temperature of 128 F was recorded Saturday and Sunday at Death Valley National Park, where a visitor, who was not identified, They were among six motorcyclists riding through the Badwater Basin area in scorching weather, the park said in a statement. The other four were treated at the scene. Emergency medical helicopters were unable to respond because the aircraft cannot generally fly safely over 120 F , officials said.
In California, a wildfire in the mountains of Santa Barbara County grew to more than 34 square miles by Monday night. More than 1,000 firefighters were on the lines of the Lake Fire, and areas under evacuation orders included the former Neverland Ranch once owned by the late pop star Michael Jackson. The blaze was just 8% contained.
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deathsAssociated Press journalist Ty ONeil explained that even though he grew up in the desert, Death Valley right now 'is a different level of heat.'
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deathsAssociated Press journalist Ty ONeil explained that even though he grew up in the desert, Death Valley right now 'is a different level of heat.'
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deathsAssociated Press journalist Ty ONeil explained that even though he grew up in the desert, Death Valley right now 'is a different level of heat.'
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deathsAssociated Press journalist Ty ONeil explained that even though he grew up in the desert, Death Valley right now 'is a different level of heat.'
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