Marko Leszczuk walks along the salt flats at Badwater Basin as the sun sets, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Leszczuk, who was recently snorkeling and had his gear in his truck, decided to jokingly wear them out. Death Valley's brutal temperatures come amid a blistering stretch of hot weather that has put roughly one-third of Americans under some type of heat advisory, watch or warning. (Photo by John Locher/AP Photo)
