The official weather observing station in Death Valley, California — called Furnace Creek for obvious reasons — reached a scorching 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.333°C) on Sunday. That is the hottest temperature anywhere on the planet since 2017 and only one degree behind what experts say is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

This is just one small part of a brutal heat wave baking the deep Southwest and lower Plains states right now before expanding eastward and northward later this week. Dozens of records were set over the weekend and dozens more are on the way this week.

Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories cover 50 million Americans in an area stretching 1,700 miles from the deserts of Southern California to the beaches of Panama City, Florida. Temperatures today may top out over 120 in the deserts of California and Arizona, and near 110 in west Texas. Heat index numbers, which factor in humidity, will reach an oppressive 115 near Dallas and east to coastal Louisiana.

Extreme weather experts say it is just one degree short of the “real” highest temperature ever recorded on Earth — 129.2 degrees Fahrenheit, also in Death Valley, in 2013. The word “real” is used because the world’s hottest temperature is disputed within the meteorological community.

https://news.yahoo.com/death-valley-sets-record-planets-180031071.html

PermeateFree said:

The official weather observing station in Death Valley, California — called Furnace Creek for obvious reasons — reached a scorching 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.333°C) on Sunday. That is the hottest temperature anywhere on the planet since 2017 and only one degree behind what experts say is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

This is just one small part of a brutal heat wave baking the deep Southwest and lower Plains states right now before expanding eastward and northward later this week. Dozens of records were set over the weekend and dozens more are on the way this week.

Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories cover 50 million Americans in an area stretching 1,700 miles from the deserts of Southern California to the beaches of Panama City, Florida. Temperatures today may top out over 120 in the deserts of California and Arizona, and near 110 in west Texas. Heat index numbers, which factor in humidity, will reach an oppressive 115 near Dallas and east to coastal Louisiana.

Extreme weather experts say it is just one degree short of the “real” highest temperature ever recorded on Earth — 129.2 degrees Fahrenheit, also in Death Valley, in 2013. The word “real” is used because the world’s hottest temperature is disputed within the meteorological community.

https://news.yahoo.com/death-valley-sets-record-planets-180031071.html

Having your car break down is never pleasant, but it’s probably much worse when it’s 128 degrees outside.

Some unlucky visitors at Death Valley National Park ran into car trouble Sunday when the extreme heat caused their engines to give out, the park said Monday.

“Yesterday’s excessive heat caused at least three vehicles in the park to break down from overheated engines, which can quickly turn fatal if passengers are stranded in this climate without air conditioning,” Death Valley National Park officials said on Facebook. “Fortunately, rangers were available to respond and no major medical incidents were reported.”

Interesting facts:

Death valley is the lowest place in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

Mt Whitney is the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

It is possible to see each from the other.

Michael V said:

Interesting facts:

Death valley is the lowest place in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

Mt Whitney is the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

It is possible to see each from the other.

Well, I found this interesting.

Divine Angel said:

Michael V said:

Interesting facts:

Death valley is the lowest place in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

Mt Whitney is the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the US.

It is possible to see each from the other.

Well, I found this interesting.

I mean … you would not expect to be able to. I mean would you expect to see the Eyre Basin from Mt Kosciusko?