126 Grad Fahrenheit sind etwa 52 Celsius - nicht mehr weit weg vom Rekord: 134 /55 Grad!
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The temperature in Death Valley's crumpled badlands was expected to reach 126 degrees by Tuesday afternoon, but things started to cook long before that at the Wrangler Restaurant in Furnace Creek.
By 7 a.m., on the first day of summer, customers, short-order cooks and waitresses were already sweating it out inside the cafe because the air conditioning system had abruptly broken down.
On most sizzling summer days, the restaurant had for decades served as a sort of oasis, serving up cold drinks and chilled fruit salads. Tuesday morning, however, staffers were trying to cool down by wrapping wet towels around their necks and guzzling ice water.
Yielding to the intense heat, restaurant managers stopped serving at 8 a.m.
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ZitatAlles anzeigenEarlier this month, a woman was transported to the hospital with third-degree burns on her feet.
"She'd lost her sandals in Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and walked about a half-mile on the hot sand," Abby Wines, a spokeswoman for the park, said in a statement.
Ground temperatures over 200 degrees have been measured in Death Valley.
"To put that it in perspective," Wines said, "160 degrees is sufficient to cook meat."
Park rangers warned of potentially serious consequences for adventurous visitors who venture out into the sun. Visitors were urged to avoid straying from their air-conditioned vehicles for longer than 15 minutes and to wear a hat and sunscreen.
PS Wir waren Anfang April dort - wunderschön, angenehm warm - und:
Die Wüste blühte!