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European tourist suffers third-degree burns on Death Valley sand dunes after losing flip-flops
Park rangers determined the man needed to be quickly rushed to a hospital because of the burns and pain.
Death Valley packed with tourists despite deadly heatwave that could break record for hottest-ever recorded temperature
Death Valley's so hot right now. Tourists from all over the world are flocking to the desert destination despite historic temperatures, resulting in at least one death.
NYC to see heat, humidity ease as sweltering temps threaten records across the West Coast
While New Yorkers are set to get a slight break from the hot and humid dog days of summer, the dial will be turning up out West, where a days-long...
Death Valley could smash its own record for world's hottest place as dangerous heat wave sweeps state
Temperatures at the aptly named California National Park could skyrocket -- creeping eerily close to the record set at the park 111 years ago.
'Dangerous' heat still in cards for western US, Vegas — Texas, Florida will also bake
Heat advisories are in effect for western Texas and historic heat is in store for Florida, which is bracing for several sizzling days ahead.
Historic Death Valley tower toppled by reckless driver who used it to free their vehicle from mud
Video taken by another car's dashcam indicates the potentially irreversible damage to the salt tram was all for naught.
California home to America's most polluted national parks: report
The National Parks Conservation Association released a report on the impact of climate change on pollution.
People are swimming and kayaking in the driest place in the US right now — thanks to heavy winter rains
Death Valley is alive and well.
Pack your bags: Here's your ideal spring break destination based on your zodiac sign
Pack your bags. Now that Punxsutawney Phil has decreed that the end of winter is near, attention turns to how to spend spring break this year.
Tarantula causes a massive traffic accident yet crawls away 'unscathed'
A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley, California is being blamed for causing a pileup between a motorcyclist and a camper van.
Death Valley National Park now home to a lake after tropical storm ravaged area
A previously dry area in Death Valley National Park is now home to a lake after extreme rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary ravaged the area.
Tourists flock to Death Valley to experience deadly heat after 2023 fatalities
A thermometer outside the Furnace Creek Visitor Center is one of the park’s most popular attractions, where tourists stop to take a photo with the thermometer.
'Star Wars' superfan, 52, runs sweltering 'Darth' Valley mile — despite better judgment
Four miles later, the man claimed to have started hallucinating and became convinced that he was heading in the wrong direction.
Death Valley hiker was interviewed about blistering heat hours before his death: 'Everything is hot here'
The elderly man’s death was one of two fatalities at national parks this week as tragedies continue to be part of a deadly summer on federal grounds.
Heat fans head to Death Valley for possible 131-degree record
Tourists are flocking to Death Valley National Park, which is expected to set a mind-melting world record of 131 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday.
Why the hottest place on Earth is being used to understand aliens
Near the California-Nevada border, Death Valley National Park is the hottest place on Earth, with summer temperatures reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade.
Husband, 73, kills sick wife and then himself in Death Valley National Park
The bodies of Paul Fischer, 73, and Mary Fischer, 72, were discovered in California's Death Valley National Park after the husband called 911 to report he had killed his wife.
Record floods strand 1K people in Death Valley National Park
Record rainfall floods Death Valley National Park, sweeping cars away and leaving around a thousand visitors and park workers stranded.
Retired Marine captain found dead in Death Valley after car ran out of gas
The body of 67-year-old David Kelleher — a former Marine Corps. captain — was found amid 123-degree temperatures, just 30 feet from an obscured highway.
Second hiker dies within 3 days from scorching heat in Death Valley
A man died hiking in Death Valley as temperatures hit a blazing 109 degrees – the second time within days the scorching heat turned fatal at the tourist destination.