Death Valley in California records the highest temperature in 100 years!

The Death Valley, situated between California and Nevada in the USA, is on fire with temperatures reaching up to 54.4 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit) on August 16 afternoon. According to the latest reports issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), this is the highest temperature touched by the mercury in this region since 1913.

Reportedly, the NWS recorded a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius at 3:41 PM at the Furnace Creek near the visitors' center in the Death Valley on Sunday, August 16. However, this is only preliminary temperature and not yet official until verification and a formal review. The agency will be forming a committee to authenticate the validity of the reading.Death Valley is a desert valley and also the driest in the USA. It experiences immense heat during peak summer and extreme cold during the winter months. On July 10, 1913, Death Valley recorded the temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius.

It is 282 ft below the sea level, thus, being the lowest destination in the world. It is called the Death Valley due to a lack of food and water; hardly anyone manages to survive in the region. Nonetheless, it makes for a photogenic place.