Scorching Heat Wave Sweeps Western US, Temperatures Reach Historic Highs. Tourists Brave Extreme Heat in Death Valley, Defying Warnings.

A record-breaking heat wave continued in the western US with dangerous temperatures. In Death Valley, California, the temperature reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit, one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth. Hundreds of tourists from Europe and around the US still visited Death Valley despite the extreme heat warnings from park officials. A motorcyclist died in Death Valley from the heat. Over 140 million people in the western US were under heat alerts.