California's Death Valley could hit 130 degrees, the hottest temperature ever recorded

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Death Valley, Calif., could soon see its hottest temperature to date.

The 3,000-square-mile area in the northern Mojave Desert recorded its second-highest temperature July 12 at 128 degrees Fahrenheit, in a peak following a string of four days that saw heat readings of 120 degrees, 124 degrees, 128 degrees and 124 degrees.

The temperature hit 129.2 degrees on June 30, 2013, but there is some dispute in the meteorological community about the “real” hottest temperature recorded on the planet.

Official records show the marker came in 1913 when the temperature hit 134 degrees, ABC7 pointed out. A 2016 analysis by weather historian Christopher Burt, however, argued that the 1913 record is "essentially not possible from a meteorological perspective."

It said the reading was likely a mistake.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/californias-death-valley-could-hit-130-degrees-the-hottest-temperature-ever-recorded/ar-BB16JVhp?ocid=NL_ENUS_D1_20200715_5_2

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1. That's deadly heat.

The hottest temp I've ever experienced was 117 degrees here in the Mojave Desert about 4-5 years ago. I managed to get about ten steps before I had to go back inside the house. It felt like a giant furnace was running full blast and the heat was sucking the life out of me. My dog was smarter and wouldn't even try going out after she felt the heat. The sun hitting the top of my head felt like I was on fire and I was getting lightheaded. Every breath felt like it seared my lungs and it was hard to breath. And that was after walking just a few feet.

I hope those diehard souls - and all the poor critters - who live out there survive that terrible heat.