The "hottest place on the Earth" recorded its hottest month ever in July, according to a statement released by the National Park Service (NPS) on August 2, 2024.

Death Valley National Park: 'Hottest place on Earth' records hottest month in July

A biker was reported dead Sunday (Jul 7) in California's Death Valley National Park as the temperatures there soared above 53 degrees Celsius. Another rider, who was part of the same group of six motorcyclists, was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital after suffering “severe heat illness”.

Biker roasted to death in California’s Death Valley as mercury soars over 53ºC

Meteorologists have called the rare and intense flooding that hit California's Death Valley a ''once-in-1,000-year event''. According to the National Park Service (NPS), the flood in the famously parched park had left thousands of people stranded and bogged down 60 cars under mounds of debris.

Meteorologists call intense flooding that hit California's Death Valley 'once-in-1,000-year event'

What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California.

California's death valley records 54.4 °C on August 16: 'Possibly highest temperature on earth