Heat wave continues across the West, as Death Valley hits record-breaking 130 degrees.
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California’s Death Valley hit 130 degrees Sunday, shattering the August record not only for the region but also for all of North America.
Sunday’s reading, the third hottest temperature recorded on Earth and the hottest since the 1930s, comes as the western United States continues to see scorching weather from Arizona to Montana.
As many as 52 million people remain under heat alerts in the West on Monday, where some could see temperatures between 110 and 130 degrees. The heat is expected to last throughout the week, possibly setting more than 100 new daily record highs.
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