California is fighting fires while the intense heat hits the western U.S. Climate News
Firefighters had a horrific fire in northern California under intense temperatures as another heat wave hit the western United States over the weekend, warning of excessive heat for inland and desert areas.
California’s Death Valley National Park, about 177 kilometers (110 miles) west of Las Vegas in the state of Nevada, recorded a height of 54 Celsius (130 Fahrenheit) on Friday and was expected to reach the same temperature on Saturday.
If verified, the temperature reading would be the warmest altitude recorded since July 1913, when the same area of the Furnace Creek Desert hit 57C (134F), due to the highest temperature reliably measured on earth.
California fires move as heat waves hit US west News from US and Canada
Firefighters made an effort to blow out a fire in Northern California as a result of high temperatures as another heat wave covered the western United States, warning of excessive heat for inland and desert areas.
The Death Valley River in the Mojave Desert in California hit 53 degrees Celsius (127F) on Saturday, according to a report by the National Weather Service in Furnace Creek. The extremely high temperature was 54C (129F) lower than the previous high.
If true, the 54 C reading would be the highest recorded since July 1913, when the Furnace Creek Desert hit 57 Ck (135 F) due to the highest temperature measured on Earth.