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‘Here for the heat’: Death Valley sizzles, but the tourism doesn’t stop

Death Valley has seen remarkable temperatures this summer with some intentionally, and some accidentally, caught in the heatwave.

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Death Valley and Minnesota home to most extreme U.S. temperatures

An analysis of more than a decade of this data reveals the nation’s most exceptional temperatures range from a scorching 130 degrees in Death Valley, Calif., to a numbing minus-56 degrees in Cotton, Minn.

Record Death Valley flooding

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather.

Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding
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Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding

Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release.
Baratunde Thurston wants you to be part of nature. Right now

Baratunde Thurston wants you to be part of nature. Right now

The author of “How to Be Black” and host of the “How to Citizen with Baratunde” podcast wants you to experience the outdoors with a new PBS television series.
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Western heat wave sets records, fuels fire near Boulder, Colorado

Western heat wave sets records, fuels fire near Boulder, Colorado

Las Vegas and Death Valley soared to 93 and 104 degrees, setting March records.
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Leah C. Stokes: Congress must pass a better climate bill

I've never seen a summer like the one we're experiencing now. If Congress spends too little, or passes only the bipartisan infrastructure package, we will continue to head in the wrong direction, and there will be worse summers ahead.

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