Tourists pose next to an unofficial thermometer in the afternoon heat at Furnace Creek Visitor Center, during a long-duration heat wave which is impacting much of California, on July 9, 2024 in Death Valley National Park, California. Park visitors have been warned, “Travel prepared to survive” as temperatures are predicted to reach close to record highs this week. Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in the United States. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
