This is what you call heat.

[tommy.irene]

California town forecast to be the hottest place in the world EVER today: Temperatures soar in West again as heat wave intensifies

High pressure system hanging over the West and Southwest parts of the country causing record temperatures

Palm Springs, California, could reach 134 degrees today as record heatwave continues

Death Valley in California reached only 125 on Saturday

The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was when Death Valley reached 134 in 1913

U.S. Airways cancels 18 flights in Phoenix because small airliners don't handle properly in heat about 117 degrees

Broiling heat is blasting the West again today in a deadly heatwave across Southern California, Arizona on Nevada that has a chance to break records. 

Forecasters have their eye on Palm Springs, California, which they say could break the world record highest temperature, reaching in excess of 134 degrees Fahrenheit today. 

The heat has already claimed one life. 

Paramedics responded to a Las Vegas home without air conditioning on Saturday and found an elderly man dead. The man had medical issues and paramedics thought the heat worsened his condition.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2351869/US-weather-Death-Valley-hits-125-degrees-near-130-de...

[katymatey*]

I feel for them Tommy. That is a crippling temp. 😞

[monman12]

Daily Mail (UK) is not renowned for in depth research!

: "California town forecast to be the hottest place in the world EVER today:

Palm Springs, California, could reach 134 degrees today."

Not exactly!

NASA has been capturing earth surface temperature data using the Landsat 7 satellite .

The Lut Desert in Iran. Five of the seven years of temperature data (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009) have shown the hottest surface temperatures there. The single highest land surface temperature (LST) recorded in any year, in any region, occurred there in 2005, when MODIS recorded a temperature of 70.7°C (159.3°F) -

"..... the record-breaking air temperature of 136° F/57.8°C was recorded by a meteorological station in El Azizia."

Death Valley comes in a close second, at 134°

Where is LL when you wish to shoot the messenger!

[lakeland27]

empty magazines john. 🙂

[monman12]

LL: "empty magazines john"

Guided comments only LL, at those unprotected by facts.

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

When does "...could reach 134 degrees today.." mean that it actually did...pfffttttt...

Top temperature in Palm Springs California today was 44 C / 111.2 F.....today....

Death Valley....Clear. High of 52C./ 125.6F...today

😉