Extreme Heat Settles Over California

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA - JULY 11: United States Park Ranger Jeannette Jurado takes a surface temperature reading from an unofficial thermometer reading 132 degrees Fahrenheit/55 degrees Celsiusis at Furnace Creek Visitor Center on July 11, 2021 in Death Valley National Park, California. An excessive heat warning was issued for much of the Southwest United States through Monday. Climate models almost unanimously predict that heat waves will become more intense and frequent as the planet continues to warm. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)