WASHINGTON POST • August 1, 2024
The hottest place on Earth just observed its hottest month. Death Valley, Calif., registered an average July temperature of 108.5 degrees, the highest monthly value ever recorded among thousands of weather stations around the globe. The scorching month in Death Valley came as the planet’s average temperature reached its highest level on two straight days. The Earth has set high-temperature records over the past 13 months. Scientists say the warmth is linked to decades of global heating from human emissions of greenhouse gases.