Death Valley just hit the second hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth

Death Valley broke a record on July 13, when it clocked the hottest temperature on Earth since 2017 at a spicy 128 degrees Fahrenheit. One hundred and twenty eight degrees! That’s 28 degrees hotter than 100, for those counting.

Recorded at Furnace Creek, the Valley’s aptly named weather station, the temperature follows a number of record-breaking highs all across the United States as the nation undergoes a sweltering heatwave. The heatwave itself follows climate change trends long predicted by scientists, who warned this would happen. Multiple times.  View the post here.