The temperature gauge at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center in Death Valley displays 125 degrees after 7pm, in California. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Rangers in California’s Death Valley National park have continued to warn of extreme temperatures. A 68-year-old man, who was believed to have set off on a 12-mile hike across the Salt Flats, was found dead earlier this week.
Officials believe the man embarked on his journey as the region hit nearly 120 degrees, with up to 91 percent humidity. Park rangers have urged summer visitors only hike before 10 am or at high elevations as temperatures hit 130 degrees earlier this month.
Death Valley High Temp
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Death Valley's high temperature today was 128F (53.3C) reached at 4:11pm.Monday's forecast: 127F in the afternoon. #DeathValley's Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/cSwEO44Qmc
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) July 12, 2021
Meanwhile, officials remind all visitors to drink plenty of water, eat snacks and stay close to an air-conditioned vehicle or building.
Source: One America News Network
