Death Valley threatens temperature records, but tourists keep coming

Death Valley

Death Valley

(THE GUARDIAN) – Temperatures in the famously sizzling Death Valley national park are predicted to equal or even break modern records this weekend – but that hasn’t stopped the tourists from showing up.

The U.S. southwest is currently trapped under an unrelenting heatwave, with extreme temperatures forecast to climb even higher in the coming days. In the national park, the thermometer could climb past 130F (54.4C).

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But that probably won’t deter some willing to brave the heat.

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