I see that the official highest temperature ever (reliably) recorded was logged on Sunday in Death Valley (Furnace Creek) California. The temperature was 54.4 degrees Centigrade, that's quite warm, in fact only 0.6 degrees less that the temperature I used to cook some steaks at the weekend. So, if you fancy yourself "medium-rare" then get over to California and sit outside for about an hour, should do you nicely! Of course the heat wave currently in progress there is no laughing matter, without air-conditioning, people will die of heat stroke, especially older and more vulnerable people. Key services will cease to function as power outages increase because their electricity grid trips out due to overheating and excess demand, no fun at all really.
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