Mr. Bryant, 64, knows the risks of summer temperatures in Death Valley. He once collapsed under a palm tree from heat exhaustion and had to crawl toward a hose spigot to douse himself with water. The temperature soared to 130 degrees on both Friday and Saturday and was forecast to hit the same peak on Sunday. “The last 10 have been a little bit tougher.”The blistering weekend heat, one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, matched a similar level from August 2020. Those readings could set records if verified, as an earlier record of 134 degrees in 1913 has been disputed by scientists.

Source: New York Times July 10, 2021 19:41 UTC