Death Valley (US): Brutal heat waves punish US West to push the temperature against records of all time for the third day on Sunday, as a valley of death in California, scorched at 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 Celsius) again one of the hottest spots on the planet this.
The thermometer outside the furnace creek visitors at the heart of Death Valley showed 134 degrees Fahrenheit shortly before 4 nights.
(2000 GMT) On Sunday, even though the National Park Service Ranger said that it was usually slightly above the official reading.
National weather service records the temperature on Saturday at 130 degrees, which if verified will be one of the highest ever recorded on earth.
A Ranger measures the temperature of the sidewalk outside the visitor center at 178 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday afternoon.
“I just came here to see how hot it was,” said Richard Rader of Scottsdale, Arizona, who said he had ridden his 10 mile bicycle during Death Valley on Sunday.
Other tourists out of their air-conditioned car were only long enough to pose for pictures with a thermometer.
Blazing heat, which extends in most Pacific Northwest, pressure electrical pressure and triggers the main forest fires, including lit fire in South Oregon who threatens the house and knocked down electricity.
National weather services issue excessive heat warnings in most areas and residents who warn that high temperatures can be harmful to their health and loved ones, especially small children and parents.