Death Valley, California, reaches 124ºF, making it not only the hottest spot in the US but also likely one of the hottest, if not the hottest, locations in the world, as temperatures rise 10 to 30 degrees above average across the western US.
On Wednesday, the widespread extreme heat continued to engulf nearly 40 million people who found themselves under heat advisories, watches, and warnings.including afternoon record highs and overnight lows that fail to cool down.
Concerns grow as the high heat, low humidity, and gusty winds overlap to produce ideal wildfire conditions.
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