53 or even 54 degrees Celsius! An exceptional temperature for a month of June, even in Furnace Creek, in Death Valley, California. The tourist spot is considered the hottest on the planet. A world temperature record was recorded there in July 1913, with 56.7 degrees Celsius.
Will the record be broken this year? In any case, an intense, prolonged and precocious heat wave hits the western United States. But passing tourists remain captivated by the places.
“The landscape is beautiful, there are a lot of different points of view. It’s very beautiful, but I’ve never been in such a hot place“, says this Miami resident.
But beyond the valley of death, it is almost all of the west of the country that has been placed this week on “alert”.
Temperatures are around 11 ° C higher than seasonal averages. Such conditions are “rare, dangerous and deadly“, warn the experts.
Added to this are the risks of fire, aggravated by the chronic drought that is raging in this region of the world.
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