California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

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People walk along a boardwalk to salt flats at Badwater Basin, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A sign warns visitors of extreme heat danger at Badwater Basin, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A woman poses by a thermometer, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. The thermometer is not official but is a popular photo spot. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A person stands on the salt flats at Badwater Basin, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Petter Jaques, of Brazil, takes a selfie on the salt flats at Badwater Basin, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

People, who are homeless, try to cool down with chilled water outside the Justa Center, a day center for homeless people 55 years and older, Friday, July 14, 2023, in downtown Phoenix. Phoenix marked the city’s 15th consecutive day of 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) or higher temperatures on Friday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

People walk through cooling misters along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. Even desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave smacking the Southwest this week. Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California are getting hit with 100-degree-plus temps and excessive heat warnings. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Hikers watch the sunset at Papago Park, Friday, July 14, 2023 in Phoenix. Phoenix hit 112 degrees on Friday, marking the city's 15th consecutive day of 110 degree-plus temperatures and putting it on track to beat the longest measured stretch of such heat. The record is 18 days, recorded in 1974. Desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of the heat wave hitting the Southwest this week.(AP Photo/Matt York)

A woman shields herself from the sunlight with a copy of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper during the "#BLM Turns 10 People's Justice Festival" Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Leimert Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, the thermometer cleared triple digits in some areas. Mayor Karen Bass announced the city was opening cooling centers where residents could escape the heat. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Henry Zeller drinks water to stay hydrated from the extreme heat in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 16, 2023. With temperatures reaching triple digits extreme heat is expected to significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

A demonstrator protests visitors to Death Valley National Park, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. The thermometer at left is not official but is a popular photo spot. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A sign warns of extreme heat danger Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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People walk along a boardwalk to salt flats at Badwater Basin, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Death Valley’s brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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JOHN LOCHER, ADAM BEAM and SETH BORENSTEIN

UpdatedSun, July 16, 2023 at 7:10 PM PDT·6 min read

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on arecord warmsummer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said.

Temperatures in Death Valley, which runs along part of central California’s border with Nevada, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.33 degrees Celsius) on Sunday at the aptly named Furnace Creek…

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