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World recorded its hottest day ever on July 21, says EU's Climate Copernicus
The temperature recorded on Sunday was slightly higher than the previous record set last July with 17.08 degrees Celsius, according to preliminary data.
![Copernicus Climate also confirmed that record daily temperature average which set last year was appear to have been broken on Sunday, reported news agency Reuters. (AFP) Copernicus Climate also confirmed that record daily temperature average which set last year was appear to have been broken on Sunday, reported news agency Reuters. (AFP)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/23/148x111/In-2021--the-Intergovernmental-Panel-on-Climate-Ch_1719170098539_1721734658289.jpg)
Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US
Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US
![Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/17/148x111/World_News_1713332107319_1713332146018.jpg)
Tourists flock to Death Valley amid searing US heatwave blamed for many deaths
Death Valley's scorching temperatures attract adventurers despite USA's heatwave warnings
![A stop sign warns tourists of extreme heat at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California. Tourists defy heatwave warnings by US to capture Death Valley's unique landscape(Photo by Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) A stop sign warns tourists of extreme heat at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California. Tourists defy heatwave warnings by US to capture Death Valley's unique landscape(Photo by Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/10/148x111/California-Heat-Wave-Weather-12_1720602807820_1720602862777.jpg)
Published on Jul 10, 2024 02:51 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Death Valley, California
Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
![Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/17/148x111/World_News_1713332107319_1713332146018.jpg)
Americans swelter in extreme temperatures amid persistent heat wave in the US
On Saturday, Raleigh, North Carolina, reached an all-time record high of 106 degrees F (41.1 C), with a maximum heat index of 118 F (47.7 C)
![Security staff members cool off near cooling fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 6, 2024 during a record-breaking heatwave in the US. The administration of US President Joe Biden on July 2, proposed new regulations aimed at protecting laborers working in extremely high temperatures, as heat waves intensified by climate change increasingly blanket the nation. The rule would be aimed at mail carriers, delivery people, construction workers, landscapers, restaurant staff and others exposed to consistently high heat indexes, which measures how the temperature actually feels to humans. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)(AFP) Security staff members cool off near cooling fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 6, 2024 during a record-breaking heatwave in the US. The administration of US President Joe Biden on July 2, proposed new regulations aimed at protecting laborers working in extremely high temperatures, as heat waves intensified by climate change increasingly blanket the nation. The rule would be aimed at mail carriers, delivery people, construction workers, landscapers, restaurant staff and others exposed to consistently high heat indexes, which measures how the temperature actually feels to humans. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)(AFP)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2024/07/07/148x111/US-WEATHER-HEAT-HEALTH-2_1720373641150_1720373657666.jpg)