The National Weather Service at one point this week forecast a high of 131F on Sunday at a station near the national park's Furnace Creek visitors' center, which would set a new world record. 'There's a decent chance that Death Valley will see a high temperature this weekend between 130 and 132F, which (if it occurs) would either tie or break record for the hottest temperature reliably measured on Earth,' tweeted climate scientist Daniel Swain.
Death Valley's 1913 record high of 134F has been disputed for decades by experts who believe the measurement resulted from a sandstorm that caused superheated particles to hit the thermometer.
In 2013 when the wife and I visited Death Valley, I decided to laugh in the face of the legendary namesake. Just to prove the name was a 'bit' farfetched, I crossed the border as my wife took pictures. Sure enough, if she hadn't been there with a grappling hook, I might not have made it as you can see what happened. Luckily, she has superior CPR skills and I survived, lol.
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